#5AB2BD#5AB2BD

#5AB2BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.086 H 206.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5AB2BD
RGB	rgb(90, 178, 189)
HSL	hsl(187, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(187, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.79, -23.32, -13.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.79, 27.06, 210.45°)
OKLab	oklab(71.34% -0.077 -0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(71.34% 0.086 206.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.3185, 37.6859, 53.8633)
Luminance	0.3769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5AB2BD #BD655A

analogous

#5ABD97 #5AB2BD #5A80BD

triadic

#5AB2BD #BD5AB2 #B2BD5A

tetradic

#5AB2BD #975ABD #BD655A #80BD5A

square

#5AB2BD #975ABD #BD655A #80BD5A

split-complementary

#5AB2BD #BD5A80 #BD975A

monochromatic

#2D6870 #3E919C #5AB2BD #86C6CE #B1DBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#5AB2BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.54

#5AB2BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5AB2BD

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5AB2BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5AB2BD	1.00	2.46	8.54	8.54
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0BB8B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5ab2bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 178, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.086 206.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91c9d0',
    500: '#5ab2bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5ab2bd;
$custom-light: #91c9d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5ab2bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.667,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71337,
    "c": 0.08581,
    "h": 206.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5AB2BD

secondary

#CEA9A5

accent

#6355D3

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #5AB2BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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