#5BABBB#5BABBB
#5BABBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.082 H 212.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BABBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 171, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -20.08, -15.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 25.52, 218.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.65% -0.0691 -0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.65% 0.082 212.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8434, 34.9354, 52.2800) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.92
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.58
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.61
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.54
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BABBB #BB6B5B
analogous
#5BBB9B #5BABBB #5B7BBB
triadic
#5BABBB #BB5BAB #ABBB5B
tetradic
#5BABBB #9B5BBB #BB6B5B #7BBB5B
square
#5BABBB #9B5BBB #BB6B5B #7BBB5B
split-complementary
#5BABBB #BB5B7B #BB9B5B
monochromatic
#2E636E #408A99 #5BABBB #86C1CD #B2D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#5BABBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#5BABBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BABBB
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BABBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BABBB | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BB2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5babbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 171, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.082 212.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c4cf',
500: '#5babbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5babbb; $custom-light: #90c4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5babbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 171,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190,
"s": 41.379,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69649,
"c": 0.08168,
"h": 212.2
},
"luminance": 0.34938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BABBB
secondary
#CDABA5
accent
#6B57D1
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182