#5BB2BF#5BB2BF

#5BB2BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.086 H 208.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BB2BF
RGB	rgb(91, 178, 191)
HSL	hsl(188, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(188, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.89, -22.55, -14.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.89, 26.90, 213.03°)
OKLab	oklab(71.45% -0.0755 -0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(71.45% 0.086 208.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.6350, 37.8239, 55.0191)
Luminance	0.3783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BB2BF #BF685B

analogous

#5BBF9A #5BB2BF #5B80BF

triadic

#5BB2BF #BF5BB2 #B2BF5B

tetradic

#5BB2BF #9A5BBF #BF685B #80BF5B

square

#5BB2BF #9A5BBF #BF685B #80BF5B

split-complementary

#5BB2BF #BF5B80 #BF9A5B

monochromatic

#2D6A73 #3E929F #5BB2BF #87C7D0 #B3DBE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#5BB2BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#5BB2BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BB2BF

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BB2BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BB2BF	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5ACC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0DB9B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bb2bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 178, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.086 208.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91c9d2',
    500: '#5bb2bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bb2bf;
$custom-light: #91c9d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bb2bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.8,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7145,
    "c": 0.08566,
    "h": 208.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BB2BF

secondary

#D0ABA6

accent

#6554D4

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BB2BF

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

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