#5ebdc5

Color #5ebdc5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.04 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5ebdc5

RGB

rgb(94, 189, 197)

HSL

hsl(184.7, 47%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.7, 52.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.3%, 4.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(71.42, -25.79, -12.64)

LCH

lch(71.42, 28.72, 206.11)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0903, 202.73)

HWB

hwb(184.7, 36.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5665e

Analogous

#5ec59a

#5ebdc5

#5e8ac5

Triadic

#5ebdc5

#c55ebd

#bdc55e

Split-complementary

#5ebdc5

#c55e8a

#c59a5e

Tetradic

#5ebdc5

#665ec5

#c5665e

#bdc55e

Square

#5ebdc5

#9a5ec5

#c5665e

#8ac55e

Shades

Color #5ebdc5 mixed toward black.

#40a9b2

#33888f

#27666b

#1a4447

#0d2224

Tints

Color #5ebdc5 mixed toward white.

#79c8cf

#94d3d8

#afdee2

#c9e9ec

#e4f4f5

Tones

Color #5ebdc5 mixed toward gray.

#67b6bc

#6fafb4

#78a7ab

#80a0a3

#89999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9192c3 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#8c84c3 · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#66c2c1 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5ebdc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5ebdc5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5ebdc5 (#5ebdc5) is rgb(94, 189, 197) in RGB.

No, #5ebdc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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