#5BB1AF#5BB1AF
#5BB1AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.083 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB1AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 177, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 49%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 1.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.10, -26.39, -7.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.10, 27.31, 194.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.65% -0.0811 -0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.65% 0.083 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7712, 36.7612, 46.1813) |
| Luminance | 0.3676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.97
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.47
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.78
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.05
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB1AF #B15B5D
analogous
#5BB184 #5BB1AF #5B88B1
triadic
#5BB1AF #AF5BB1 #B1AF5B
tetradic
#5BB1AF #845BB1 #B15B5D #88B15B
square
#5BB1AF #845BB1 #B15B5D #88B15B
split-complementary
#5BB1AF #B15B88 #B1845B
monochromatic
#2F6361 #438C8A #5BB1AF #84C5C3 #AED8D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#5BB1AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#5BB1AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB1AF
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB1AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB1AF | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AAAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999FB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#28B5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb1af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 177, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.083 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c8c6',
500: '#5bb1af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb1af; $custom-light: #90c8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb1af",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 177,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.605,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70648,
"c": 0.08336,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.36764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB1AF
secondary
#C7A1A2
accent
#5C5FCC
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282