#5BABA5#5BABA5
#5BABA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.079 H 189.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BABA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 171, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 32%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 47%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.8%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.01, -26.02, -4.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.01, 26.41, 189.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.87% -0.0784 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.87% 0.079 189.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6661, 34.0645, 40.8126) |
| Luminance | 0.3407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.86
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.44
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.71
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BABA5 #AB5B61
analogous
#5BAB7D #5BABA5 #5B89AB
triadic
#5BABA5 #A55BAB #ABA55B
tetradic
#5BABA5 #7D5BAB #AB5B61 #89AB5B
square
#5BABA5 #7D5BAB #AB5B61 #89AB5B
split-complementary
#5BABA5 #AB5B89 #AB7D5B
monochromatic
#2F5C59 #448580 #5BABA5 #83C0BB #ACD4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#5BABA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#5BABA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BABA5
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BABA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BABA5 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A4A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969AA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#33AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5baba5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 171, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.079 189.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc4bf',
500: '#5baba5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5baba5; $custom-light: #8fc4bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5baba5",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 171,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.5,
"s": 32.258,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68872,
"c": 0.07944,
"h": 189.1
},
"luminance": 0.34067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BABA5
secondary
#C39FA2
accent
#5F67C8
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181