#5AA9BC#5AA9BC
#5AA9BC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.082 H 215.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AA9BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 169, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.10, -18.97, -17.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.10, 25.62, 222.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.17% -0.0672 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.17% 0.082 215.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4780, 34.1780, 52.7162) |
| Luminance | 0.3418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.52
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.24
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.91
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.16
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AA9BC #BC6D5A
analogous
#5ABC9E #5AA9BC #5A78BC
triadic
#5AA9BC #BC5AA9 #A9BC5A
tetradic
#5AA9BC #9E5ABC #BC6D5A #78BC5A
square
#5AA9BC #9E5ABC #BC6D5A #78BC5A
split-complementary
#5AA9BC #BC5A78 #BC9E5A
monochromatic
#2D626F #3F889A #5AA9BC #86C0CE #B1D6DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#5AA9BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#5AA9BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AA9BC
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AA9BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AA9BC | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA4BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D99BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16B0AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aa9bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 169, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.082 215.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c2d0',
500: '#5aa9bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aa9bc; $custom-light: #90c2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aa9bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 169,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.633,
"s": 42.241,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69173,
"c": 0.08231,
"h": 215.3
},
"luminance": 0.3418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AA9BC
secondary
#CEACA4
accent
#6E56D2
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182