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#5BBFB2 closest to Treasured Teal

#5BBFB2 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Treasured Teal. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 74.9% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(91, 191, 178)). Its HSL value is 172° hue, 44% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. #5BBFB2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.54:1.

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Variations of #5BBFB2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5BBFB2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5BBFB2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5BBFB2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A7AAB3
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B6B2
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4B7B2
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7AAB3
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #96B2B3
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1CC2BB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #48C0B6
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9FB3B0

#5BBFB2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#5BBFB2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.54:1 Very good#5BBFB2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5BBFB2 in CSS

/* Treasured Teal */
.color { color: #5BBFB2; }
.background { background-color: #5BBFB2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5BBFB2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 191 178);
color: hsl(172 44% 55%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.096 184.1);

#5BBFB2 FAQ

What color is #5BBFB2?

#5BBFB2 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Treasured Teal. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5BBFB2?

#5BBFB2 is rgb(91, 191, 178) in RGB, hsl(172, 44%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(52%, 0%, 7%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5BBFB2?

The complementary color of #5BBFB2 is #BF5B68, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5BBFB2?

Black text has the best contrast on #5BBFB2: 9.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5BBFB2 a warm or cool color?

#5BBFB2 is a cool color.