#5BA2AF#5BA2AF
#5BA2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.074 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BA2AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 162, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 48%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48%, 7.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.64, -18.74, -13.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.64, 23.19, 216.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.07% -0.0635 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.07% 0.074 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9696, 31.1579, 45.2474) |
| Luminance | 0.3116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.56
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.53
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.27
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.12
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BA2AF #AF685B
analogous
#5BAF92 #5BA2AF #5B78AF
triadic
#5BA2AF #AF5BA2 #A2AF5B
tetradic
#5BA2AF #925BAF #AF685B #78AF5B
square
#5BA2AF #925BAF #AF685B #78AF5B
split-complementary
#5BA2AF #AF5B78 #AF925B
monochromatic
#2F5961 #437F8A #5BA2AF #84B9C3 #ADD1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#5BA2AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.23
#5BA2AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BA2AF
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BA2AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BA2AF | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.23 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8993AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2EA8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ba2af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 162, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.074 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fbdc6',
500: '#5ba2af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ba2af; $custom-light: #8fbdc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ba2af",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 162,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.286,
"s": 34.426,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67069,
"c": 0.07382,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.3116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BA2AF
secondary
#C5A6A1
accent
#6E5DCB
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182