Palettes / Colors / #5BB2BD

#5BB2BD — Muted Teal

#5BB2BD is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #5BB2BD 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.

#5BB2BD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BE665B; it also sits naturally between #5BBE98 and #5B81BE. 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 36% · Green 70% · Blue 74%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5BB2BD

.text { color: #5BB2BD; }
.background { background-color: #5BB2BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5BB2BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 178, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 43%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5BB2BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 178, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5BB2BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 178, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5BB2BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5BB2BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5BB2BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE665B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5BB2BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5BB2BD

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 #5BB2BD 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 #5BB2BD 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 #5BB2BD?

#5BB2BD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 91, 178, 189). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5BB2BD?

#5BB2BD is RGB 91, 178, 189 — HSL 187°, 43%, 55% — CMYK 52%, 6%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #5BB2BD?

Its complement is #BE665B; analogous partners are #5BBE98 and #5B81BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5BB2BD for text?

Black text on #5BB2BD has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.