Palettes / Colors / #5AEDBC
#5AEDBC — Vivid Teal
#5AEDBC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #5AEDBC 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.
#5AEDBC 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 #ED5A8B; it also sits naturally between #5AED72 and #5AD4ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #5AEDBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 90, 237, 188 |
| HSL | 160°, 80%, 64% |
| HSV | 160°, 62%, 93% |
| CMYK | 62%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 43.58, 66.37, 58.09 |
| Yxy | 66.37, 0.2593, 0.3950 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.19, -50.60, 12.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.47, -43.42, 10.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 35% · Green 93% · Blue 74%
Cyan 62% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #5AEDBC
.text { color: #5AEDBC; }
.background { background-color: #5AEDBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5AEDBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(90, 237, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 80%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5AEDBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(90, 237, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5AEDBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(90, 237, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#5AEDBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5AEDBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ED5A8B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #5AEDBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5AEDBC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #5AEDBC: ·
How #5AEDBC 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 #5AEDBC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #5AEDBC?
#5AEDBC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 90, 237, 188). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #5AEDBC?
#5AEDBC is RGB 90, 237, 188 — HSL 160°, 80%, 64% — CMYK 62%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #5AEDBC?
Its complement is #ED5A8B; analogous partners are #5AED72 and #5AD4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #5AEDBC for text?
Black text on #5AEDBC has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.