Close to Electric Blue
#5CE5EB
#5CE5EB is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 36.1% red, 89.8% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 183°, with 78% 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 #5CE5EB.
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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1.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.86:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5CE5EB as they’d see it.
#5CE5EB 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 #5CE5EB
What color is #5CE5EB?
#5CE5EB is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 36.1% red, 89.8% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 183°, with 78% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #5CE5EB in RGB?
#5CE5EB is rgb(92, 229, 235): 92 red, 229 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5CE5EB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(61, 3, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5CE5EB?
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 #5CE5EB?
Its complement #FEC4BD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.