Palettes / Colors / #5FEDEB
#5FEDEB — Vivid Teal
#5FEDEB 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 #5FEDEB 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.
#5FEDEB 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 #ED5E61; it also sits naturally between #5EEDA3 and #5EA8ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #5FEDEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 95, 237, 235 |
| HSL | 179°, 80%, 65% |
| HSV | 179°, 60%, 93% |
| CMYK | 60%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 50.00, 69.00, 89.28 |
| Yxy | 69.00, 0.2401, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.50, -38.20, -10.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.07, -34.02, -10.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 37% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 60% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #5FEDEB
.text { color: #5FEDEB; }
.background { background-color: #5FEDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FEDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 237, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 80%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FEDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 237, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FEDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 237, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#5FEDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5FEDEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ED5E61:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #5FEDEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5FEDEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #5FEDEB: ·
How #5FEDEB 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 #5FEDEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #5FEDEB?
#5FEDEB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 95, 237, 235). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #5FEDEB?
#5FEDEB is RGB 95, 237, 235 — HSL 179°, 80%, 65% — CMYK 60%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #5FEDEB?
Its complement is #ED5E61; analogous partners are #5EEDA3 and #5EA8ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #5FEDEB for text?
Black text on #5FEDEB has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.