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#5EDFED Color

#5EDFED is rgb(94, 223, 237) in RGB, hsl(186, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 6%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EDFED
HEX#5EDFED
RGBrgb(94, 223, 237)
HSLhsl(186, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(186, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 6%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.114 205.1)
LABlab(82.12% -33.91 -18.15)
LCHlch(82.12% 38.46 208.15)

What #5EDFED 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 #5EDFED, 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.

#5EDFED Channel Values

How #5EDFED 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 94 · G 223 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EDFED 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5EDFED

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

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 #5EDFED.

How #5EDFED 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#5EDFED
Protanopia#D0D0ED
Protanomaly#AED6ED
Deuteranopia#C1C1EF
Deuteranomaly#A2CDEE
Tritanopia#58E1E1
Tritanomaly#5BE0E6
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EDFED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5edfed: #5EDFED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EDFED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5edfed': '#5EDFED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.875, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_5edfed">#5EDFED</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EDFED"

More Teal Colors

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

#5EDFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EDFED?

#5EDFED is a light teal — rgb(94, 223, 237) in RGB and hsl(186, 80%, 65%) 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 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #5EDFED?

#5EDFED is rgb(94, 223, 237) — red 94, green 223, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EDFED?

#5EDFED converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 6%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EDFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EDFED scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5EDFED 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.82, which is visibly different.

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