Palettes / Colors / #5BECDC

#5BECDC — Vivid Teal

#5BECDC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#5BECDC 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 #EC5B6C; it also sits naturally between #5BEC92 and #5BB4EC. 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 93% · Blue 86%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5BECDC

.text { color: #5BECDC; }
.background { background-color: #5BECDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5BECDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 236, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 79%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5BECDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 236, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5BECDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 236, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #5BECDC

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Tones of #5BECDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC5B6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5BECDC: #000000.

How #5BECDC 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 #5BECDC 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

← #5BECDB  ·  #5BECDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5BECDC?

#5BECDC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 91, 236, 220). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5BECDC?

#5BECDC is RGB 91, 236, 220 — HSL 173°, 79%, 64% — CMYK 61%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #5BECDC?

Its complement is #EC5B6C; analogous partners are #5BEC92 and #5BB4EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5BECDC for text?

Black text on #5BECDC has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.