#5AAAC8#5AAAC8
#5AAAC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.090 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AAAC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 170, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 15%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.82, -16.01, -22.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.82, 27.85, 234.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0636 -0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.09 224.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0125, 35.0906, 59.8766) |
| Luminance | 0.3509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.72
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.89
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.26
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.12
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.90
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AAAC8 #C8785A
analogous
#5AC8AF #5AAAC8 #5A73C8
triadic
#5AAAC8 #C85AAA #AAC85A
tetradic
#5AAAC8 #AF5AC8 #C8785A #73C85A
square
#5AAAC8 #AF5AC8 #C8785A #73C85A
split-complementary
#5AAAC8 #C85A73 #C8AF5A
monochromatic
#2A677E #398CAC #5AAAC8 #88C2D7 #B6D9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#5AAAC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#5AAAC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AAAC8
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AAAC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AAAC8 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A7CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#899BC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aaac8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 170, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.090 224.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c3d8',
500: '#5aaac8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aaac8; $custom-light: #91c3d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aaac8",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 170,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.364,
"s": 50,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69885,
"c": 0.08976,
"h": 224.8
},
"luminance": 0.35093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AAAC8
secondary
#D5B5A8
accent
#744EDA
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FA
border
#CCD1D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183