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#5DCBB6 Color

#5DCBB6 is rgb(93, 203, 182) in RGB, hsl(169, 51%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DCBB6
HEX#5DCBB6
RGBrgb(93, 203, 182)
HSLhsl(169, 51%, 58%)
HSVhsv(169, 54%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.106 179)
LABlab(74.88% -36.87 0.42)
LCHlch(74.88% 36.87 179.34)

What #5DCBB6 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 #5DCBB6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.49Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.75Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.79Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.9Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.46Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.8

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

#5DCBB6 Channel Values

How #5DCBB6 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 203 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 51% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 54% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DCBB6 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5DCBB6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5DCBB6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DCBB6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5DCBB6
Complementary
#CB5D71
Analogous
#5DCB80
Analogous
#5DA8CB
Triadic
#B65DCB
Triadic
#CBB65D
Split comp.
#CB5DA8
Split comp.
#CB805D

Tints & Shades of #5DCBB6

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

#74D2C1
#88D8C9
#9FE0D4
#B6E7DE
#CDEFE9
#E0F5F1

Shades

#3EC1A9
#36A691
#2C8776
#22685B
#184940
#0F2E28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5DCBB6.

How #5DCBB6 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#5DCBB6
Protanopia#BEBEB6
Protanomaly#A0C3B6
Deuteranopia#B0B0B8
Deuteranomaly#96BCB7
Tritanopia#63C9C9
Tritanomaly#61CAC1
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DCBB6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5dcbb6: #5DCBB6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DCBB6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5dcbb6': '#5DCBB6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.796, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_5dcbb6">#5DCBB6</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DCBB6"

More Green Colors

#5DCBB6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5DCBB6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DCBB6?

#5DCBB6 is a mid-tone green — rgb(93, 203, 182) in RGB and hsl(169, 51%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #5DCBB6?

#5DCBB6 is rgb(93, 203, 182) — red 93, green 203, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DCBB6?

#5DCBB6 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DCBB6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DCBB6 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DCBB6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DCBB6 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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