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#5BFAFF closest to Frozen Turquoise

#5BFAFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Frozen Turquoise. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 98.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(91, 250, 255)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 64% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #5BFAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.56:1.

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Variations of #5BFAFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0DDFF
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9EFFF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFF0FF
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0DDFF
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9E7FF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00FFFB
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1EFDFD
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDEAEB

#5BFAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#5BFAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.56:1 Super#5BFAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5BFAFF in CSS

/* Frozen Turquoise */
.color { color: #5BFAFF; }
.background { background-color: #5BFAFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5BFAFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 250 255);
color: hsl(182 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.905 0.131 198.1);

#5BFAFF FAQ

What color is #5BFAFF?

#5BFAFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Frozen Turquoise. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5BFAFF?

#5BFAFF is rgb(91, 250, 255) in RGB, hsl(182, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(64%, 2%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5BFAFF?

The complementary color of #5BFAFF is #FF605B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5BFAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #5BFAFF: 16.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5BFAFF a warm or cool color?

#5BFAFF is a cool color.