#5BB197#5BB197
#5BB197 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.093 H 171.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB197 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 177, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 49%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 14.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.44, -32.38, 5.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.44, 32.81, 170.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.9% -0.0918 0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.9% 0.093 171.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6200, 35.9007, 34.8516) |
| Luminance | 0.3590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.62
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.57
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.96
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 7.09
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB197 #B15B75
analogous
#5BB16C #5BB197 #5BA0B1
triadic
#5BB197 #975BB1 #B1975B
tetradic
#5BB197 #6C5BB1 #B15B75 #A0B15B
square
#5BB197 #6C5BB1 #B15B75 #A0B15B
split-complementary
#5BB197 #B15BA0 #B16C5B
monochromatic
#2F6353 #438C76 #5BB197 #84C5B1 #AED8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#5BB197 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#5BB197 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB197
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB197 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB197 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA796
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9E99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3AB2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb197; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 177, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.093 171.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc9b5',
500: '#5bb197',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb197; $custom-light: #8fc9b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb197",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 177,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.86,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69903,
"c": 0.09281,
"h": 171.6
},
"luminance": 0.35903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB197
secondary
#C7A1AD
accent
#5C7ECC
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280