Close to Electric Blue
#5BEDEB
#5BEDEB is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 35.7% red, 92.9% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 179°, with 80% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5BEDEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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14.76:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.42:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.76:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5BEDEB as they’d see it.
#5BEDEB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5BEDEB
What color is #5BEDEB?
#5BEDEB is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 35.7% red, 92.9% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 179°, with 80% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #5BEDEB in RGB?
#5BEDEB is rgb(91, 237, 235): 91 red, 237 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5BEDEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(62, 0, 1, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5BEDEB?
PANTONE 319 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5BEDEB?
Its complement #FECDC9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.