#5BB0BD#5BB0BD

#5BB0BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.084 H 208.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BB0BD
RGB	rgb(91, 176, 189)
HSL	hsl(188, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(188, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.24, -22.09, -14.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.24, 26.45, 213.35°)
OKLab	oklab(70.9% -0.074 -0.0401)
OKLCH	oklch(70.9% 0.084 208.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.0214, 36.9464, 53.7362)
Luminance	0.3695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BB0BD #BD685B

analogous

#5BBD99 #5BB0BD #5B7FBD

triadic

#5BB0BD #BD5BB0 #B0BD5B

tetradic

#5BB0BD #995BBD #BD685B #7FBD5B

square

#5BB0BD #995BBD #BD685B #7FBD5B

split-complementary

#5BB0BD #BD5B7F #BD995B

monochromatic

#2D6770 #3F909C #5BB0BD #87C5CF #B2DAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#5BB0BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.39

#5BB0BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BB0BD

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BB0BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BB0BD	1.00	2.50	8.39	8.39
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3AABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14B7B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bb0bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 176, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.084 208.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91c7d0',
    500: '#5bb0bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bb0bd;
$custom-light: #91c7d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bb0bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.959,
    "s": 42.609,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70904,
    "c": 0.08423,
    "h": 208.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.36949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BB0BD

secondary

#CFABA5

accent

#6655D2

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BB0BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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