Palettes / Colors / #5BFBEF

#5BFBEF — Light Vivid Teal

#5BFBEF 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 #5BFBEF 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.

#5BFBEF 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 #FB5B66; it also sits naturally between #5BFBA0 and #5BB6FB. 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 94%

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 #5BFBEF

.text { color: #5BFBEF; }
.background { background-color: #5BFBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5BFBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 251, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 95%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5BFBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 251, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5BFBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 251, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB5B66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5BFBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5BFBEF

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 #5BFBEF 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 #5BFBEF 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

← #5BFBEE  ·  #5BFBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5BFBEF?

#5BFBEF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 91, 251, 239). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5BFBEF?

#5BFBEF is RGB 91, 251, 239 — HSL 176°, 95%, 67% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #5BFBEF?

Its complement is #FB5B66; analogous partners are #5BFBA0 and #5BB6FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5BFBEF for text?

Black text on #5BFBEF has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.