#5FAEB3
Tiffany Blue · light cool teal
About #5FAEB3
#5FAEB3 is a light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 68% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 47% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Tiffany Blue and Sky Blue (ΔE 16.4), with Sky Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B3645F (rose gold), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.19:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5FAEB3?
#5FAEB3 is a light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 68% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 47% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5FAEB3?
Use black text. Black on #5FAEB3 has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5FAEB3?
Its complementary colour is #B3645F, and analogous partners are #5FB38E and #5F84B3.