#5ec4e1

Color #5ec4e1

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5ec4e1

RGB

rgb(94, 196, 225)

HSL

hsl(193.3, 68.6%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.3, 58.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(74.38, -21.4, -23.4)

LCH

lch(74.38, 31.71, 227.56)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.1029, 219.16)

HWB

hwb(193.3, 36.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e17b5e

Analogous

#5ee1bc

#5ec4e1

#5e82e1

Triadic

#5ec4e1

#e15ec4

#c4e15e

Split-complementary

#5ec4e1

#e15e82

#e1bc5e

Tetradic

#5ec4e1

#7b5ee1

#e17b5e

#c4e15e

Square

#5ec4e1

#bc5ee1

#e17b5e

#82e15e

Shades

Color #5ec4e1 mixed toward black.

#31b3d9

#2193b3

#196e86

#11495a

#08252d

Tints

Color #5ec4e1 mixed toward white.

#79cee6

#94d8eb

#aee1f0

#c9ebf5

#e4f5fa

Tones

Color #5ec4e1 mixed toward gray.

#69bed6

#74b8cb

#7fb2c0

#8aacb5

#94a5aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9596da · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#9087d9 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#66d5d4 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5ec4e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5ec4e1]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#5ec4e1 (#5ec4e1) is rgb(94, 196, 225) in RGB.

No, #5ec4e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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