Palettes / Colors / #5AEDBF
#5AEDBF — Vivid Teal
#5AEDBF 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 #5AEDBF 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.
#5AEDBF 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 #ED5A88; it also sits naturally between #5AED75 and #5AD2ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #5AEDBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 90, 237, 191 |
| HSL | 161°, 80%, 64% |
| HSV | 161°, 62%, 93% |
| CMYK | 62%, 0%, 19%, 7% |
| XYZ | 43.90, 66.50, 59.81 |
| Yxy | 66.50, 0.2579, 0.3907 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.25, -49.92, 10.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.55, -42.93, 9.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 35% · Green 93% · Blue 75%
Cyan 62% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #5AEDBF
.text { color: #5AEDBF; }
.background { background-color: #5AEDBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5AEDBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(90, 237, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 80%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5AEDBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(90, 237, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5AEDBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(90, 237, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#5AEDBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5AEDBF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ED5A88:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #5AEDBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5AEDBF
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 #5AEDBF: ·
How #5AEDBF 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 #5AEDBF 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 #5AEDBF?
#5AEDBF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 90, 237, 191). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #5AEDBF?
#5AEDBF is RGB 90, 237, 191 — HSL 161°, 80%, 64% — CMYK 62%, 0%, 19%, 7%.
What colors go with #5AEDBF?
Its complement is #ED5A88; analogous partners are #5AED75 and #5AD2ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #5AEDBF for text?
Black text on #5AEDBF has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.