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#5DFBFE Color

#5DFBFE is rgb(93, 251, 254) in RGB, hsl(181, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 1%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5DFBFE
HEX#5DFBFE
RGBrgb(93, 251, 254)
HSLhsl(181, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(181, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 1%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.7% 0.13 196.9)
LABlab(90.60% -42.05 -14.40)
LCHlch(90.60% 44.45 198.91)

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

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 6.99Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 7.28Aqua#00FFFFΔE 8.63Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 8.92Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 8.98Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 11.69

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

#5DFBFE Channel Values

How #5DFBFE 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 251 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 181° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 181° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5DFBFE 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #5DFBFE

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

Base
#5DFBFE
Complementary
#FE5F5D
Analogous
#5DFEB0
Analogous
#5DABFE
Triadic
#FE5DFB
Triadic
#FBFE5D
Split comp.
#FE5DAB
Split comp.
#FEB05D

Tints & Shades of #5DFBFE

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

#71FCFE
#8AFCFE
#9FFDFF
#B3FDFF
#C7FEFF
#E1FEFF

Shades

#2FFBFE
#01FAFE
#01CDD0
#019B9D
#016E70
#004142

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

How #5DFBFE 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#5DFBFE
Protanopia#EAEAFE
Protanomaly#C1F1FE
Deuteranopia#D7D7FF
Deuteranomaly#B3E6FF
Tritanopia#5CFBFB
Tritanomaly#5CFBFC
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5DFBFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5dfbfe: #5DFBFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5DFBFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5dfbfe': '#5DFBFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.365, green: 0.984, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_5dfbfe">#5DFBFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5DFBFE"

More Teal Colors

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

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#5DFBFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5DFBFE?

#5DFBFE is a light teal — rgb(93, 251, 254) in RGB and hsl(181, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #5DFBFE?

#5DFBFE is rgb(93, 251, 254) — red 93, green 251, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5DFBFE?

#5DFBFE converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 1%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5DFBFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5DFBFE scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5DFBFE 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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