#5BA2BC#5BA2BC
#5BA2BC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.081 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BA2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 162, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 13.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.09, -15.05, -20.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.09, 25.24, 233.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.58% -0.0583 -0.0562) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.58% 0.081 223.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3084, 31.6934, 52.2983) |
| Luminance | 0.3170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.59
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.48
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.41
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.42
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 10.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BA2BC #BC755B
analogous
#5BBCA5 #5BA2BC #5B72BC
triadic
#5BA2BC #BC5BA2 #A2BC5B
tetradic
#5BA2BC #A55BBC #BC755B #72BC5B
square
#5BA2BC #A55BBC #BC755B #72BC5B
split-complementary
#5BA2BC #BC5B72 #BCA55B
monochromatic
#2D5E6F #3F829B #5BA2BC #86BBCE #B2D3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#5BA2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#5BA2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BA2BC
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BA2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BA2BC | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939FBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8594BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1FAAAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ba2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 162, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.081 223.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bdd0',
500: '#5ba2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ba2bc; $custom-light: #90bdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ba2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 162,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.082,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67575,
"c": 0.08098,
"h": 223.9
},
"luminance": 0.31696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BA2BC
secondary
#CEB0A5
accent
#7756D2
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182