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#5FDDC4 Color

#5FDDC4 is rgb(95, 221, 196) in RGB, hsl(168, 65%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 11%, 13%) 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 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5FDDC4
HEX#5FDDC4
RGBrgb(95, 221, 196)
HSLhsl(168, 65%, 62%)
HSVhsv(168, 57%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 11%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.118 178)
LABlab(80.59% -41.15 1.21)
LCHlch(80.59% 41.17 178.31)

What #5FDDC4 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 #5FDDC4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.12Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.99Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.18Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.72Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.14Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.24

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

#5FDDC4 Channel Values

How #5FDDC4 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 95 · G 221 · B 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 65% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 57% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5FDDC4 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5FDDC4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5FDDC4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5FDDC4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5FDDC4
Complementary
#DD5F78
Analogous
#5FDD85
Analogous
#5FB7DD
Triadic
#C45FDD
Triadic
#DDC45F
Split comp.
#DD5FB7
Split comp.
#DD855F

Tints & Shades of #5FDDC4

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

#74E2CC
#89E6D3
#9EEADB
#B7F0E5
#CDF4EC
#E2F9F4

Shades

#3DD6B7
#28BDA0
#219C83
#1A7A67
#13584A
#0B322B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5FDDC4.

How #5FDDC4 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#5FDDC4
Protanopia#CECEC4
Protanomaly#ADD4C4
Deuteranopia#BFBFC7
Deuteranomaly#A2CCC6
Tritanopia#67DADA
Tritanomaly#64DBD2
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5FDDC4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5fddc4: #5FDDC4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5FDDC4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5fddc4': '#5FDDC4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.867, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_5fddc4">#5FDDC4</color>
SVG fillfill="#5FDDC4"

More Green Colors

#5FDDC4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5FDDC4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5FDDC4?

#5FDDC4 is a light green — rgb(95, 221, 196) in RGB and hsl(168, 65%, 62%) 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 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #5FDDC4?

#5FDDC4 is rgb(95, 221, 196) — red 95, green 221, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5FDDC4?

#5FDDC4 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 11%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5FDDC4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5FDDC4 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5FDDC4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5FDDC4 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 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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