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#5DCCE5 Color

#5DCCE5 is rgb(93, 204, 229) in RGB, hsl(191, 72%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 11%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DCCE5
HEX#5DCCE5
RGBrgb(93, 204, 229)
HSLhsl(191, 72%, 63%)
HSVhsv(191, 59%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 11%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.106 214.8)
LABlab(76.36% -27.58 -22.56)
LCHlch(76.36% 35.63 219.28)

What #5DCCE5 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 #5DCCE5, 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.

#5DCCE5 Channel Values

How #5DCCE5 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 204 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 72% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 59% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DCCE5 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5DCCE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5DCCE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #5DCCE5

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 #5DCCE5.

How #5DCCE5 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#5DCCE5
Protanopia#BFBFE5
Protanomaly#A1C4E5
Deuteranopia#B1B1E7
Deuteranomaly#97BCE6
Tritanopia#53CFCF
Tritanomaly#57CED8
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DCCE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5dcce5: #5DCCE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DCCE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5dcce5': '#5DCCE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.800, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_5dcce5">#5DCCE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DCCE5"

More Teal Colors

#5DCCE5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5DCCE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DCCE5?

#5DCCE5 is a light teal — rgb(93, 204, 229) in RGB and hsl(191, 72%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #5DCCE5?

#5DCCE5 is rgb(93, 204, 229) — red 93, green 204, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DCCE5?

#5DCCE5 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 11%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DCCE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DCCE5 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5DCCE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5DCCE5 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 10.37, which is visibly different.

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