Palettes / Colors / #5EA196

#5EA196 — Dusty Teal

#5EA196 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #5EA196 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.

#5EA196 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A15E69; it also sits naturally between #5EA174 and #5E8BA1. 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 37% · Green 63% · Blue 59%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5EA196

.text { color: #5EA196; }
.background { background-color: #5EA196; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5EA196; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(94, 161, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 26%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5EA196; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(94, 161, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5EA196; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(94, 161, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5EA196">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5EA196">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A15E69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5EA196: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5EA196

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 #5EA196 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 #5EA196 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 #5EA196?

#5EA196 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 94, 161, 150). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5EA196?

#5EA196 is RGB 94, 161, 150 — HSL 170°, 26%, 50% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 7%, 37%.

What colors go with #5EA196?

Its complement is #A15E69; analogous partners are #5EA174 and #5E8BA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5EA196 for text?

Black text on #5EA196 has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.99:1.