#5AB4BB#5AB4BB

#5AB4BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.086 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5AB4BB
RGBrgb(90, 180, 187)
HSLhsl(184, 42%, 54%)
HSVhsv(184, 52%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(51.9%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(68.32, -24.88, -11.82)
CIE-LCHlch(68.32, 27.55, 205.40°)
OKLaboklab(71.74% -0.0801 -0.0326)
OKLCHoklch(71.74% 0.086 202.2)
XYZxyz(29.5037, 38.4014, 52.8615)
Luminance0.3840 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5AB4BB #BB615A
analogous
#5ABB92 #5AB4BB #5A84BB
triadic
#5AB4BB #BB5AB4 #B4BB5A
tetradic
#5AB4BB #925ABB #BB615A #84BB5A
square
#5AB4BB #925ABB #BB615A #84BB5A
split-complementary
#5AB4BB #BB5A84 #BB925A
monochromatic
#2D696D #3F9299 #5AB4BB #85C8CD #B1DBDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42
#5AB4BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.68
#5AB4BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5AB4BB
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5AB4BB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5AB4BB1.002.428.688.68
#FFFFFF2.421.0021.0021.00
#0000008.6821.001.001.00
##0000008.6821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9ADBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A2BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EBAB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5ab4bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 180, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.086 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91cacf',
    500: '#5ab4bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5ab4bb;
$custom-light: #91cacf;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5ab4bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.33,
    "s": 41.631,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71739,
    "c": 0.08649,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5AB4BB
secondary
#CDA7A4
accent
#5F56D1
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #5AB4BB

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#5AB4BB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva