Palettes / Colors / #5AE2BB

#5AE2BB — Teal

#5AE2BB is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #5AE2BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5AE2BB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E25A81; it also sits naturally between #5AE278 and #5AC5E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 89% · Blue 73%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5AE2BB

.text { color: #5AE2BB; }
.background { background-color: #5AE2BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5AE2BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(90, 226, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 70%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5AE2BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(90, 226, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5AE2BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(90, 226, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5AE2BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5AE2BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E25A81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5AE2BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5AE2BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5AE2BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5AE2BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5AE2BB?

#5AE2BB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 90, 226, 187). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5AE2BB?

#5AE2BB is RGB 90, 226, 187 — HSL 163°, 70%, 62% — CMYK 60%, 0%, 17%, 11%.

What colors go with #5AE2BB?

Its complement is #E25A81; analogous partners are #5AE278 and #5AC5E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5AE2BB for text?

Black text on #5AE2BB has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.