Palettes / Colors / #5BFBED

#5BFBED — Light Vivid Teal

#5BFBED 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 #5BFBED 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.

#5BFBED 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 #FB5B68; it also sits naturally between #5BFB9E and #5BB8FB. 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 93%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5BFBED

.text { color: #5BFBED; }
.background { background-color: #5BFBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5BFBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 251, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 95%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5BFBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 251, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5BFBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 251, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB5B68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5BFBED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5BFBED

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 #5BFBED 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 #5BFBED 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 #5BFBED?

#5BFBED is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 91, 251, 237). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5BFBED?

#5BFBED is RGB 91, 251, 237 — HSL 175°, 95%, 67% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #5BFBED?

Its complement is #FB5B68; analogous partners are #5BFB9E and #5BB8FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5BFBED for text?

Black text on #5BFBED has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.