#5AACBB#5AACBB
#5AACBB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.083 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AACBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 172, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.95, -20.81, -15.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.95, 25.87, 216.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.84% -0.071 -0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.84% 0.083 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9351, 35.2641, 52.3386) |
| Luminance | 0.3527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.44
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.13
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.92
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AACBB #BB695A
analogous
#5ABB9A #5AACBB #5A7CBB
triadic
#5AACBB #BB5AAC #ACBB5A
tetradic
#5AACBB #9A5ABB #BB695A #7CBB5A
square
#5AACBB #9A5ABB #BB695A #7CBB5A
split-complementary
#5AACBB #BB5A7C #BB9A5A
monochromatic
#2D646D #3F8B99 #5AACBB #85C2CD #B1D8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#5AACBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#5AACBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AACBB
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AACBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AACBB | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909BBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16B3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aacbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 172, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.083 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c5cf',
500: '#5aacbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aacbb; $custom-light: #90c5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aacbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 172,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.278,
"s": 41.631,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69843,
"c": 0.08272,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.35267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AACBB
secondary
#CDAAA4
accent
#6956D1
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182