#5EEAD4 color
The swatch above shows #5EEAD4 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#5EEAD4 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color turquoise (#40E0D0).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: teal-300. That means you can write bg-teal-300 or text-teal-300 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #5EEAD4 |
| RGB | rgb(94, 234, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 9%, 8%) |
| Decimal | 6220500 |
| CSS | color: #5EEAD4; |
| Android | 0xFF5EEAD4 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.918, blue: 0.831, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #5EEAD4 | 1.48:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #5EEAD4 | 14.20:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #5EEAD4
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #5EEAD4 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #5EEAD4
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #5EEAD4 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #5EEAD4; background-color: #5EEAD4; }
.element { color: rgb(94 234 212); }
.element { color: hsl(171 77% 64%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-teal-300 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #5EEAD4;Frequently asked questions
What color is #5EEAD4?
#5EEAD4 is a light, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 171° on the color wheel, with 77% saturation and 64% lightness.
What is #5EEAD4 in RGB?
#5EEAD4 converts to rgb(94, 234, 212) — 94 red, 234 green and 212 blue.
What is #5EEAD4 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 9%, 8%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #5EEAD4 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (14.20:1 versus 1.48:1).
What is the complementary color of #5EEAD4?
#EA5D72 — the hue directly opposite #5EEAD4 on the color wheel.