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#5DEEDD Color

#5DEEDD is rgb(93, 238, 221) in RGB, hsl(173, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DEEDD
HEX#5DEEDD
RGBrgb(93, 238, 221)
HSLhsl(173, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(173, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.126 184.4)
LABlab(86.06% -43.53 -3.97)
LCHlch(86.06% 43.71 185.21)

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

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 5.4Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 8.14Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 9.79Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.7Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 11.89Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 13.15

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

#5DEEDD Channel Values

How #5DEEDD 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 238 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DEEDD 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #5DEEDD

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

Base
#5DEEDD
Complementary
#EE5D6E
Analogous
#5DEE95
Analogous
#5DB7EE
Triadic
#DD5DEE
Triadic
#EEDD5D
Split comp.
#EE5DB7
Split comp.
#EE955D

Tints & Shades of #5DEEDD

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

#75F0E2
#87F2E6
#9EF5EB
#B5F7F0
#CCFAF4
#DFFCF8

Shades

#34EAD4
#17DEC6
#13B4A1
#0F8A7C
#0A6157
#063C36

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

How #5DEEDD 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#5DEEDD
Protanopia#DEDEDD
Protanomaly#B8E4DD
Deuteranopia#CDCDE0
Deuteranomaly#ABDBDF
Tritanopia#64ECEC
Tritanomaly#61EDE6
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DEEDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5deedd: #5DEEDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DEEDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5deedd': '#5DEEDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.933, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_5deedd">#5DEEDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DEEDD"

More Teal Colors

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

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#5DEEDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DEEDD?

#5DEEDD is a light teal — rgb(93, 238, 221) in RGB and hsl(173, 81%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #5DEEDD?

#5DEEDD is rgb(93, 238, 221) — red 93, green 238, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DEEDD?

#5DEEDD converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DEEDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DEEDD scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5DEEDD 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 5.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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