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#5AE5CD

#5ae5cd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5ae5cd is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 89.8% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.48% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 169.64°, with 72.77% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.6262

Complementary

  1. #5ae5cd
  2. #e55a72

Split complementary

  1. #5ae5cd
  2. #e55ab8
  3. #e5885a

Analogous

  1. #5ae588
  2. #5ae5cd
  3. #5ab8e5

Triadic

  1. #5ae5cd
  2. #cd5ae5
  3. #e5cd5a

Tetradic

  1. #5ae5cd
  2. #5a72e5
  3. #e55a72
  4. #e5cd5a

Square

  1. #5ae5cd
  2. #885ae5
  3. #e55a72
  4. #b8e55a

Monochromatic

  1. #178f7b
  2. #21d1b3
  3. #5ae5cd
  4. #9cefe1
  5. #defaf5

Shades

#5ae5cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5ae5cd
  2. #51ceb9
  3. #48b7a4
  4. #3fa090
  5. #36897b
  6. #2d7367
  7. #245c52
  8. #1b453e
  9. #122e29
  10. #091715
  11. #000000

Tints

#5ae5cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5ae5cd
  2. #6be8d2
  3. #7bead7
  4. #8ceddc
  5. #9cefe1
  6. #adf2e6
  7. #bdf5eb
  8. #cef7f0
  9. #defaf5
  10. #effcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5ae5cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5ae5cd
  2. #5edbc5
  3. #62d1be
  4. #65c7b6
  5. #69bdae
  6. #6db3a7
  7. #71a89f
  8. #759e97
  9. #78948f
  10. #7c8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #add8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcd8cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c9cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e9de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6ddcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7d5ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22e7d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5ae5cd {
  color: #5ae5cd;
}
Background
.bg-5ae5cd {
  background-color: #5ae5cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5ae5cd {
  border: 2px solid #5ae5cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5ae5cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 229 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 73% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5ae5cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5ae5cd, #5ab8e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5ae5cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 229 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.09 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.35 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.87 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.38 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.61 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 7.74 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.98 #a51a32 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Turquoise
#5ae5cd  rgb(90, 229, 205)  hsl(170, 73%, 63%)  Turquoise
#e55a72  rgb(229, 90, 114)  hsl(350, 73%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#cd5ae5  rgb(205, 90, 229)  hsl(290, 73%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#e5cd5a  rgb(229, 205, 90)  hsl(50, 73%, 63%)  Naples Yellow