#5BB1BD#5BB1BD
#5BB1BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.085 H 207.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB1BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 177, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.53, -22.60, -14.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.53, 26.64, 211.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.14% -0.0752 -0.0389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.14% 0.085 207.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2182, 37.3399, 53.8018) |
| Luminance | 0.3734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.31
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.77
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.60
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.64
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.90
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB1BD #BD675B
analogous
#5BBD98 #5BB1BD #5B80BD
triadic
#5BB1BD #BD5BB1 #B1BD5B
tetradic
#5BB1BD #985BBD #BD675B #80BD5B
square
#5BB1BD #985BBD #BD675B #80BD5B
split-complementary
#5BB1BD #BD5B80 #BD985B
monochromatic
#2D6870 #3F919C #5BB1BD #87C6CF #B2DBE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#5BB1BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#5BB1BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB1BD
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB1BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB1BD | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13B7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb1bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 177, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.085 207.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c8d0',
500: '#5bb1bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb1bd; $custom-light: #91c8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb1bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 177,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.347,
"s": 42.609,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71141,
"c": 0.08466,
"h": 207.4
},
"luminance": 0.37343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB1BD
secondary
#CFAAA5
accent
#6555D2
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282