#5EBEE4 Color

#5EBEE4 is rgb(94, 190, 228) in RGB, hsl(197, 71%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 17%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EBEE4

HEX#5EBEE4

RGBrgb(94, 190, 228)

HSLhsl(197, 71%, 63%)

HSVhsv(197, 59%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 17%, 0%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.105 226.6)

LABlab(72.30% -21.20 -28.16)

LCHlch(72.30% 35.25 233.03)

What #5EBEE4 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 #5EBEE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 2.93 Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 7.55 Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 9.39 Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 9.46 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.63 Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.78

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#5EBEE4 Channel Values

How #5EBEE4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 94 · G 190 · B 228	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 197° · S 71% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 197° · S 59% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 59% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.11:1 vs white · 9.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EBEE4 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5EBEE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EBEE4; 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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Tints & Shades of #5EBEE4

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.

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How #5EBEE4 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#5EBEE4

Protanopia#B2B2E4

Protanomaly#98B7E4

Deuteranopia#A6A6E5

Deuteranomaly#8FB0E5

Tritanopia#4FC3C3

Tritanomaly#56C1D1

Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #5EBEE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5ebee4: #5EBEE4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EBEE4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5ebee4': '#5EBEE4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.745, blue: 0.894)

Android XML<color name="color_5ebee4">#5EBEE4</color>

SVG fillfill="#5EBEE4"

More Teal Colors

#5EBEE4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5f8a8f 5cffff 5f9ea0 5cbfcc 60d7d3 5bb0cd 61ffff 58e4d6 669999 589393 66cccc 57ffff 80daeb a2f4fd bde5ea d8f0f3 002d2e 007070 00a2ed 00fefc 0e534c 1affff 264348 38ffff

#5EBEE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EBEE4?

#5EBEE4 is a light teal — rgb(94, 190, 228) in RGB and hsl(197, 71%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.93.

What is the RGB value of #5EBEE4?

#5EBEE4 is rgb(94, 190, 228) — red 94, green 190, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EBEE4?

#5EBEE4 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 17%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EBEE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EBEE4 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EBEE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EBEE4 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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