#5AC9DB#5AC9DB

#5AC9DB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.103 H 209.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5AC9DB
RGBrgb(90, 201, 219)
HSLhsl(188, 64%, 61%)
HSVhsv(188, 59%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(58.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(75.49, -26.37, -18.48)
CIE-LCHlch(75.49, 32.20, 215.02°)
OKLaboklab(77.85% -0.0899 -0.0512)
OKLCHoklch(77.85% 0.103 209.7)
XYZxyz(37.8840, 49.0576, 74.4767)
Luminance0.4906 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5AC9DB #DB6C5A
analogous
#5ADBAC #5AC9DB #5A88DB
triadic
#5AC9DB #DB5AC9 #C9DB5A
tetradic
#5AC9DB #AC5ADB #DB6C5A #88DB5A
square
#5AC9DB #AC5ADB #DB6C5A #88DB5A
split-complementary
#5AC9DB #DB5A88 #DBAC5A
monochromatic
#218899 #2CB5CB #5AC9DB #8CD9E6 #BEEAF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.94
#5AC9DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.81
#5AC9DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5AC9DB
10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5AC9DB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5AC9DB1.001.9410.8110.81
#FFFFFF1.941.0021.0021.00
#00000010.8121.001.001.00
##00000010.8121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9C2DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B4DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5ac9db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 201, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.103 209.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#95d9e6',
    500: '#5ac9db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5ac9db;
$custom-light: #95d9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5ac9db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 201,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.372,
    "s": 64.179,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77846,
    "c": 0.10347,
    "h": 209.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.49061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5AC9DB
secondary
#E1B7B0
accent
#321ACC
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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#5AC9DB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva