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#5BC2CA closest to Sea Serpent

#5BC2CA is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Sea Serpent. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 76.1% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(91, 194, 202)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 51% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #5BC2CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.01:1.

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Variations of #5BC2CA

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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#5BC2CA 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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#5BC2CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5BC2CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A3ADCB
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BBCB
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3BBCB
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A3ADCB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #93B5CB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C9C4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #43C5C7
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B3B3B3
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3B7B9

#5BC2CA contrast checker

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10.01:1 Very good#5BC2CA text on black
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#5BC2CA in CSS

/* Sea Serpent */
.color { color: #5BC2CA; }
.background { background-color: #5BC2CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5BC2CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 194 202);
color: hsl(184 51% 57%);
color: oklch(0.756 0.096 202.2);

#5BC2CA FAQ

What color is #5BC2CA?

#5BC2CA is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Sea Serpent. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5BC2CA?

#5BC2CA is rgb(91, 194, 202) in RGB, hsl(184, 51%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 4%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5BC2CA?

The complementary color of #5BC2CA is #CA635B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5BC2CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #5BC2CA: 10.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5BC2CA a warm or cool color?

#5BC2CA is a cool color.