#5BABBD#5BABBD
#5BABBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.083 H 214.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BABBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 171, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.77, -19.51, -16.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.77, 25.72, 220.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.73% -0.0683 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.73% 0.083 214.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0590, 35.0216, 53.4154) |
| Luminance | 0.3502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.17
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.16
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.19
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.20
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.97
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BABBD #BD6D5B
analogous
#5BBD9E #5BABBD #5B7ABD
triadic
#5BABBD #BD5BAB #ABBD5B
tetradic
#5BABBD #9E5BBD #BD6D5B #7ABD5B
square
#5BABBD #9E5BBD #BD6D5B #7ABD5B
split-complementary
#5BABBD #BD5B7A #BD9E5B
monochromatic
#2D6470 #3F8B9C #5BABBD #87C1CF #B2D8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#5BABBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#5BABBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BABBD
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BABBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BABBD | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 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)
#9EA6BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#18B2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5babbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 171, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.083 214.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c4d0',
500: '#5babbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5babbd; $custom-light: #91c4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5babbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 171,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.02,
"s": 42.609,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69725,
"c": 0.08256,
"h": 214.1
},
"luminance": 0.35024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BABBD
secondary
#CFADA5
accent
#6C55D2
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182