Palettes / Colors / #5DEFEA

#5DEFEA — Vivid Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #5DEFEA 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.

#5DEFEA 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 #EF5D61; it also sits naturally between #5DEFA1 and #5DABEF. 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 94% · Blue 92%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5DEFEA

.text { color: #5DEFEA; }
.background { background-color: #5DEFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5DEFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(93, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 82%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5DEFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(93, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5DEFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(93, 239, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #5DEFEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF5D61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5DEFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5DEFEA

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 #5DEFEA 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 #5DEFEA 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

← #5DEFE9  ·  #5DEFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5DEFEA?

#5DEFEA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 93, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5DEFEA?

#5DEFEA is RGB 93, 239, 234 — HSL 178°, 82%, 65% — CMYK 61%, 0%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #5DEFEA?

Its complement is #EF5D61; analogous partners are #5DEFA1 and #5DABEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5DEFEA for text?

Black text on #5DEFEA has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.