Palettes / Colors / #5BFBEE

#5BFBEE — Light Vivid Teal

#5BFBEE 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 #5BFBEE 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.

#5BFBEE 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 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5BFBEE

.text { color: #5BFBEE; }
.background { background-color: #5BFBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5BFBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 251, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 95%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5BFBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 251, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5BFBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 251, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB5B68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5BFBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5BFBEE

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 #5BFBEE 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 #5BFBEE 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

← #5BFBED  ·  #5BFBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5BFBEE?

#5BFBEE is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 91, 251, 238). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5BFBEE?

#5BFBEE is RGB 91, 251, 238 — HSL 175°, 95%, 67% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #5BFBEE?

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

Can I use #5BFBEE for text?

Black text on #5BFBEE has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.