Palettes / Colors / #5FEDEF

#5FEDEF — Vivid Teal

#5FEDEF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #5FEDEF 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.

#5FEDEF 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 #EF5F5D; it also sits naturally between #5DEFA8 and #5DA3EF. 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 93% · Blue 94%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5FEDEF

.text { color: #5FEDEF; }
.background { background-color: #5FEDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FEDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 237, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 82%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FEDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 237, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FEDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 237, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF5F5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5FEDEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5FEDEF

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 #5FEDEF 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 #5FEDEF 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 #5FEDEF?

#5FEDEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 95, 237, 239). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5FEDEF?

#5FEDEF is RGB 95, 237, 239 — HSL 181°, 82%, 65% — CMYK 60%, 1%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #5FEDEF?

Its complement is #EF5F5D; analogous partners are #5DEFA8 and #5DA3EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5FEDEF for text?

Black text on #5FEDEF has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.