#5BB2BD#5BB2BD

#5BB2BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.085 H 206.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BB2BD
RGB	rgb(91, 178, 189)
HSL	hsl(187, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(187, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.83, -23.11, -13.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.83, 26.84, 210.58°)
OKLab	oklab(71.38% -0.0763 -0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(71.38% 0.085 206.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.4164, 37.7364, 53.8679)
Luminance	0.3774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BB2BD #BD665B

analogous

#5BBD97 #5BB2BD #5B81BD

triadic

#5BB2BD #BD5BB2 #B2BD5B

tetradic

#5BB2BD #975BBD #BD665B #81BD5B

square

#5BB2BD #975BBD #BD665B #81BD5B

split-complementary

#5BB2BD #BD5B81 #BD975B

monochromatic

#2D6970 #3F929C #5BB2BD #87C6CF #B2DBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#5BB2BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.55

#5BB2BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BB2BD

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BB2BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BB2BD	1.00	2.46	8.55	8.55
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12B8B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bb2bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 178, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.085 206.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91c9d0',
    500: '#5bb2bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bb2bd;
$custom-light: #91c9d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bb2bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.735,
    "s": 42.609,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71377,
    "c": 0.08511,
    "h": 206.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.37739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BB2BD

secondary

#CFAAA5

accent

#6355D2

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BB2BD

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

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