Palettes / Colors / #5FD8BC

#5FD8BC — Teal

#5FD8BC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#5FD8BC 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 #D85F7B; it also sits naturally between #5FD87F and #5FB8D8. 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 85% · Blue 74%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5FD8BC

.text { color: #5FD8BC; }
.background { background-color: #5FD8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FD8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 216, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 61%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FD8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 216, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FD8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 216, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5FD8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5FD8BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5FD8BC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D85F7B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5FD8BC: #000000.

How #5FD8BC 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 #5FD8BC 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 #5FD8BC?

#5FD8BC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 95, 216, 188). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5FD8BC?

#5FD8BC is RGB 95, 216, 188 — HSL 166°, 61%, 61% — CMYK 56%, 0%, 13%, 15%.

What colors go with #5FD8BC?

Its complement is #D85F7B; analogous partners are #5FD87F and #5FB8D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5FD8BC for text?

Black text on #5FD8BC has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.