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#5abc9c

a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
90, 188, 156
HSL
160°, 42%, 55%
CMYK
52, 0, 17, 26
Luminance
0.4054

Every format

HEX#5abc9c
RGBrgb(90, 188, 156)
HSLhsl(160, 42%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 17%, 26%)
LABlab(69.8 -36.6 7.5)
LCHlch(69.8 37.3 168.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.727 0.105 169.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #5abc9c;
background-color: #5abc9c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#5abc9c] bg-[#5abc9c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #5abc9c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.353, green: 0.737, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#5abc9c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#5abc9c on white: 2.31:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#5abc9c on black: 9.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red35.3%
Green73.7%
Blue61.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan52.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow17.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#5abc9c text on a black background

contrast 9.11:1

Card sample

#5abc9c text on a white background

contrast 2.31:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #5abc9c;
Background color
Panel with #5abc9c background
background-color: #5abc9c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #5abc9c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(90, 188, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(90, 188, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #5abc9c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5abc9c, #5A9BBC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #5abc9c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #5abc9c in the Color Lab