#5CBCE4 Hex Color
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Cool and lightly muted, #5cbce4 is a pastel cyan-blue with a fresh, softly glowing appearance. This hex code suits spring themes, baby products, healthcare, aerospace, and friendly technology branding. Use it as a supporting tone or broad interface background, pairing it with navy or charcoal. Black text achieves about a 9.8:1 contrast ratio, making it suitable for accessible body text.
Questions about #5cbce4
What is #5cbce4 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #5cbce4 is rgb(92, 188, 228), in HSL hsl(198, 72%, 63%) and in CMYK 60%, 18%, 0%, 11%. Browse more shades of blue with names and hex codes.
What colors pair well with #5cbce4?
Where does #5cbce4 work best?
#5cbce4 works well as a broad background or supporting accent in healthcare, baby-product, spring, aerospace, and friendly technology designs because its cool pastel cyan-blue feel appears fresh, gentle, and approachable without the intensity of a highly saturated blue.
Is #5cbce4 readable on white or black?
#5cbce4 has a 2.14:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.76:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.