#5BAFA9#5BAFA9
#5BAFA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.082 H 189.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BAFA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 175, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 48%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48%, 0%, 3.4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.33, -26.97, -4.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.33, 27.40, 190.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% -0.0814 -0.0134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.082 189.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8029, 35.7464, 43.0157) |
| Luminance | 0.3575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.36
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BAFA9 #AF5B61
analogous
#5BAF7F #5BAFA9 #5B8BAF
triadic
#5BAFA9 #A95BAF #AFA95B
tetradic
#5BAFA9 #7F5BAF #AF5B61 #8BAF5B
square
#5BAFA9 #7F5BAF #AF5B61 #8BAF5B
split-complementary
#5BAFA9 #AF5B8B #AF7F5B
monochromatic
#2F615D #438A85 #5BAFA9 #84C3BF #ADD7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#5BAFA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#5BAFA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BAFA9
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BAFA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BAFA9 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2EB3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bafa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 175, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.082 189.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c7c2',
500: '#5bafa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bafa9; $custom-light: #90c7c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bafa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 175,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.714,
"s": 34.426,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69968,
"c": 0.08247,
"h": 189.4
},
"luminance": 0.35749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BAFA9
secondary
#C5A1A3
accent
#5D65CB
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281