#5AAABC#5AAABC
#5AAABC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.083 H 214.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AAABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 170, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.40, -19.49, -16.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.40, 25.71, 220.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.41% -0.0683 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.41% 0.083 214.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6647, 34.5515, 52.7784) |
| Luminance | 0.3455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.04
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.09
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.18
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.25
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AAABC #BC6C5A
analogous
#5ABC9D #5AAABC #5A79BC
triadic
#5AAABC #BC5AAA #AABC5A
tetradic
#5AAABC #9D5ABC #BC6C5A #79BC5A
square
#5AAABC #9D5ABC #BC6C5A #79BC5A
split-complementary
#5AAABC #BC5A79 #BC9D5A
monochromatic
#2D636F #3F899A #5AAABC #86C0CE #B1D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#5AAABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#5AAABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AAABC
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AAABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AAABC | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA5BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#15B1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aaabc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 170, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.083 214.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c3d0',
500: '#5aaabc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aaabc; $custom-light: #90c3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aaabc",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 170,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.02,
"s": 42.241,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69409,
"c": 0.08255,
"h": 214.2
},
"luminance": 0.34554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AAABC
secondary
#CEACA4
accent
#6D56D2
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182