#5BABBC#5BABBC
#5BABBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.082 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BABBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 171, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -19.79, -16.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 25.61, 219.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.69% -0.0687 -0.0449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.69% 0.082 213.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9509, 34.9784, 52.8457) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.88
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.38
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.36
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.15
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BABBC #BC6C5B
analogous
#5BBC9C #5BABBC #5B7BBC
triadic
#5BABBC #BC5BAB #ABBC5B
tetradic
#5BABBC #9C5BBC #BC6C5B #7BBC5B
square
#5BABBC #9C5BBC #BC6C5B #7BBC5B
split-complementary
#5BABBC #BC5B7B #BC9C5B
monochromatic
#2D646F #3F8B9B #5BABBC #86C1CE #B2D8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#5BABBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#5BABBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BABBC
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BABBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BABBC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1AB2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5babbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 171, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.082 213.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c4d0',
500: '#5babbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5babbc; $custom-light: #90c4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5babbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 171,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.515,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69687,
"c": 0.08211,
"h": 213.2
},
"luminance": 0.34981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BABBC
secondary
#CEACA5
accent
#6C56D2
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182