#5AABBE#5AABBE
#5AABBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.084 H 214.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AABBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 171, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.6%, 10%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -19.44, -17.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 26.05, 221.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.72% -0.0686 -0.0479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.72% 0.084 214.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0700, 35.0147, 53.9845) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.21
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.48
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.16
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.87
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AABBE #BE6D5A
analogous
#5ABE9F #5AABBE #5A79BE
triadic
#5AABBE #BE5AAB #ABBE5A
tetradic
#5AABBE #9F5ABE #BE6D5A #79BE5A
square
#5AABBE #9F5ABE #BE6D5A #79BE5A
split-complementary
#5AABBE #BE5A79 #BE9F5A
monochromatic
#2D6471 #3E8B9D #5AABBE #86C1CF #B2D8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#5AABBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#5AABBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AABBE
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AABBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AABBE | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA6BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#10B2B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aabbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 171, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.084 214.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c4d1',
500: '#5aabbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aabbe; $custom-light: #90c4d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aabbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 171,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.4,
"s": 43.478,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69721,
"c": 0.08373,
"h": 214.9
},
"luminance": 0.35017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AABBE
secondary
#CFADA5
accent
#6D55D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182