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#5DBECB Color

#5DBECB is rgb(93, 190, 203) in RGB, hsl(187, 51%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 6%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DBECB
HEX#5DBECB
RGBrgb(93, 190, 203)
HSLhsl(187, 51%, 58%)
HSVhsv(187, 54%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 6%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.093 207)
LABlab(71.53% -27.04 -15.80)
LCHlch(71.53% 31.32 210.30)

What #5DBECB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5DBECB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#5DBECB Channel Values

How #5DBECB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 93 · G 190 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 187° · S 51% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 187° · S 54% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DBECB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5DBECB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DBECB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #5DBECB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5DBECB.

How #5DBECB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5DBECB
Protanopia#B2B2CB
Protanomaly#97B7CB
Deuteranopia#A6A6CD
Deuteranomaly#8EB0CC
Tritanopia#59C0C0
Tritanomaly#5ABFC4
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DBECB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5dbecb: #5DBECB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DBECB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5dbecb': '#5DBECB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.745, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_5dbecb">#5DBECB</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DBECB"

More Teal Colors

#5DBECB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5DBECB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DBECB?

#5DBECB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(93, 190, 203) in RGB and hsl(187, 51%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue (#7ED4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #5DBECB?

#5DBECB is rgb(93, 190, 203) — red 93, green 190, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DBECB?

#5DBECB converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 6%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DBECB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DBECB scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DBECB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DBECB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.41, which is visibly different.

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