Palettes / Colors / #5FCBEC

#5FCBEC — Vivid Teal

#5FCBEC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #5FCBEC 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.

#5FCBEC 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 #EC805F; it also sits naturally between #5FECC7 and #5F85EC. 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 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5FCBEC

.text { color: #5FCBEC; }
.background { background-color: #5FCBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FCBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 203, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 79%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FCBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 203, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FCBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 203, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #5FCBEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC805F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5FCBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5FCBEC

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 #5FCBEC 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 #5FCBEC 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 #5FCBEC?

#5FCBEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 95, 203, 236). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5FCBEC?

#5FCBEC is RGB 95, 203, 236 — HSL 194°, 79%, 65% — CMYK 60%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #5FCBEC?

Its complement is #EC805F; analogous partners are #5FECC7 and #5F85EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5FCBEC for text?

Black text on #5FCBEC has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.