#5AACBD#5AACBD
#5AACBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.084 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AACBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 172, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.02, -20.25, -16.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.02, 26.04, 218.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.92% -0.0702 -0.0453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.92% 0.084 212.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1507, 35.3503, 53.4741) |
| Luminance | 0.3535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.78
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.01
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.66
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.61
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AACBD #BD6B5A
analogous
#5ABD9D #5AACBD #5A7BBD
triadic
#5AACBD #BD5AAC #ACBD5A
tetradic
#5AACBD #9D5ABD #BD6B5A #7BBD5A
square
#5AACBD #9D5ABD #BD6B5A #7BBD5A
split-complementary
#5AACBD #BD5A7B #BD9D5A
monochromatic
#2D6470 #3E8C9C #5AACBD #86C2CE #B1D8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#5AACBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#5AACBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AACBD
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AACBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AACBD | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#11B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aacbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 172, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.084 212.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c5d0',
500: '#5aacbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aacbd; $custom-light: #90c5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aacbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 172,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.303,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69919,
"c": 0.08352,
"h": 212.8
},
"luminance": 0.35353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AACBD
secondary
#CEACA5
accent
#6B55D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182