Palettes / Colors / #5BFBCD

#5BFBCD — Light Vivid Teal

#5BFBCD is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #5BFBCD 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.

#5BFBCD 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 #FB5B88; it also sits naturally between #5BFB7E and #5BD8FB. 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 98% · Blue 80%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5BFBCD

.text { color: #5BFBCD; }
.background { background-color: #5BFBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5BFBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 251, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 95%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5BFBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 251, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5BFBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 251, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #5BFBCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB5B88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5BFBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5BFBCD

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 #5BFBCD 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 #5BFBCD 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 #5BFBCD?

#5BFBCD is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 91, 251, 205). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5BFBCD?

#5BFBCD is RGB 91, 251, 205 — HSL 163°, 95%, 67% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #5BFBCD?

Its complement is #FB5B88; analogous partners are #5BFB7E and #5BD8FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5BFBCD for text?

Black text on #5BFBCD has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.