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#5BDCD8

#5bdcd8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bdcd8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 86.27% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 178.14°, with 64.82% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5837

Complementary

  1. #5bdcd8
  2. #dc5b5f

Split complementary

  1. #5bdcd8
  2. #dc5b9f
  3. #dc985b

Analogous

  1. #5bdc98
  2. #5bdcd8
  3. #5b9fdc

Triadic

  1. #5bdcd8
  2. #d85bdc
  3. #dcd85b

Tetradic

  1. #5bdcd8
  2. #5b5fdc
  3. #dc5b5f
  4. #dcd85b

Square

  1. #5bdcd8
  2. #985bdc
  3. #dc5b5f
  4. #9fdc5b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c827f
  2. #29c1bd
  3. #5bdcd8
  4. #9ae9e7
  5. #d9f7f6

Shades

#5bdcd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bdcd8
  2. #52c6c2
  3. #49b0ad
  4. #409a97
  5. #378482
  6. #2e6e6c
  7. #245856
  8. #1b4241
  9. #122c2b
  10. #091616
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bdcd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bdcd8
  2. #6be0dc
  3. #7ce3e0
  4. #8ce7e4
  5. #9deae8
  6. #adeeec
  7. #bdf1ef
  8. #cef5f3
  9. #def8f7
  10. #effcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bdcd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bdcd8
  2. #5fd3cf
  3. #62cac6
  4. #66c0be
  5. #6ab7b5
  6. #6eaeac
  7. #71a5a3
  8. #759c9a
  9. #799292
  10. #7c8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d1cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0d2d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc3d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #add6d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ecdd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1fe0d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bdcd8 {
  color: #5bdcd8;
}
Background
.bg-5bdcd8 {
  background-color: #5bdcd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bdcd8 {
  border: 2px solid #5bdcd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bdcd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 220 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 65% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bdcd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bdcd8, #5b9fdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bdcd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 220 216 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.90 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.48 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.50 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.92 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.07 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.69 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.05 #a42327 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#5bdcd8  rgb(91, 220, 216)  hsl(178, 65%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc5b5f  rgb(220, 91, 95)  hsl(358, 65%, 61%)  Indian Red
#d85bdc  rgb(216, 91, 220)  hsl(298, 65%, 61%)  Orchid
#dcd85b  rgb(220, 216, 91)  hsl(58, 65%, 61%)  Straw