#5BA8A4#5BA8A4
#5BA8A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.077 H 191.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BA8A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 168, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 31%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 46%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.8%, 0%, 2.4%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.09, -24.77, -5.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.09, 25.34, 192.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.12% -0.0753 -0.0148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.12% 0.077 191.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0152, 32.9077, 40.1484) |
| Luminance | 0.3291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.59
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.82
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.62
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BA8A4 #A85B5F
analogous
#5BA87D #5BA8A4 #5B85A8
triadic
#5BA8A4 #A45BA8 #A8A45B
tetradic
#5BA8A4 #7D5BA8 #A85B5F #85A85B
square
#5BA8A4 #7D5BA8 #A85B5F #85A85B
split-complementary
#5BA8A4 #A85B85 #A87D5B
monochromatic
#2F5957 #45817E #5BA8A4 #83BDBA #ABD2D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#5BA8A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#5BA8A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BA8A4
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BA8A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BA8A4 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A1A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9397A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#34ACA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ba8a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 168, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.077 191.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc2be',
500: '#5ba8a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ba8a4; $custom-light: #8fc2be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ba8a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 168,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.883,
"s": 30.677,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68116,
"c": 0.07675,
"h": 191.1
},
"luminance": 0.3291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BA8A4
secondary
#C09EA0
accent
#6166C7
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181