#5B9FAF#5B9FAF
#5B9FAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.073 H 214.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B9FAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 159, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 48%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.75, -17.16, -15.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.75, 22.79, 221.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.36% -0.0599 -0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.36% 0.073 214.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4475, 30.1136, 45.0733) |
| Luminance | 0.3012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.17
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.46
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.44
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.72
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B9FAF #AF6B5B
analogous
#5BAF95 #5B9FAF #5B75AF
triadic
#5B9FAF #AF5B9F #9FAF5B
tetradic
#5B9FAF #955BAF #AF6B5B #75AF5B
square
#5B9FAF #955BAF #AF6B5B #75AF5B
split-complementary
#5B9FAF #AF5B75 #AF955B
monochromatic
#2F5761 #437C8A #5B9FAF #84B7C3 #ADCFD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#5B9FAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#5B9FAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5B9FAF
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B9FAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B9FAF | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939BB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8691AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FA5A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b9faf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 159, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.073 214.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fbbc6',
500: '#5b9faf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b9faf; $custom-light: #8fbbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b9faf",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 159,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.429,
"s": 34.426,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66358,
"c": 0.07281,
"h": 214.6
},
"luminance": 0.30116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B9FAF
secondary
#C5A8A1
accent
#725DCB
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182