Palettes / Colors / #5FCDCF

#5FCDCF — Muted Teal

#5FCDCF is a teal color we call Muted 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 #5FCDCF 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.

#5FCDCF 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 #CF605E; it also sits naturally between #5ECF98 and #5E95CF. 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 81%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5FCDCF

.text { color: #5FCDCF; }
.background { background-color: #5FCDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FCDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 205, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 54%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FCDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 205, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FCDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 205, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF605E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5FCDCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5FCDCF

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 #5FCDCF 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 #5FCDCF 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 #5FCDCF?

#5FCDCF is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 95, 205, 207). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5FCDCF?

#5FCDCF is RGB 95, 205, 207 — HSL 181°, 54%, 59% — CMYK 54%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #5FCDCF?

Its complement is #CF605E; analogous partners are #5ECF98 and #5E95CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5FCDCF for text?

Black text on #5FCDCF has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.