#5BACBB#5BACBB
#5BACBB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.082 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BACBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 172, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.3%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, -20.59, -15.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 25.66, 216.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0703 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.082 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0330, 35.3146, 52.3432) |
| Luminance | 0.3532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.46
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.03
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.00
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BACBB #BB6A5B
analogous
#5BBB9A #5BACBB #5B7CBB
triadic
#5BACBB #BB5BAC #ACBB5B
tetradic
#5BACBB #9A5BBB #BB6A5B #7CBB5B
square
#5BACBB #9A5BBB #BB6A5B #7CBB5B
split-complementary
#5BACBB #BB5B7C #BB9A5B
monochromatic
#2E646E #408B99 #5BACBB #86C2CD #B2D8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#5BACBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#5BACBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BACBB
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BACBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BACBB | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BB3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bacbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 172, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.082 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c5cf',
500: '#5bacbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bacbb; $custom-light: #90c5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bacbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 172,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.375,
"s": 41.379,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69885,
"c": 0.08201,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.35317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BACBB
secondary
#CDABA5
accent
#6A57D1
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182