Palettes / Colors / #5BBCD7

#5BBCD7 — Teal

#5BBCD7 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#5BBCD7 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 #D7765B; it also sits naturally between #5BD7B4 and #5B7ED7. 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 74% · Blue 84%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5BBCD7

.text { color: #5BBCD7; }
.background { background-color: #5BBCD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5BBCD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 188, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 61%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5BBCD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 188, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5BBCD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 188, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5BBCD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5BBCD7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5BBCD7

Tints of #5BBCD7

Tones of #5BBCD7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7765B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5BBCD7: #000000.

How #5BBCD7 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 #5BBCD7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5BBCD7 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 #5BBCD7?

#5BBCD7 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 91, 188, 215). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5BBCD7?

#5BBCD7 is RGB 91, 188, 215 — HSL 193°, 61%, 60% — CMYK 58%, 13%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #5BBCD7?

Its complement is #D7765B; analogous partners are #5BD7B4 and #5B7ED7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5BBCD7 for text?

Black text on #5BBCD7 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.