#5BB2CC#5BB2CC
#5BB2CC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.092 H 219.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB2CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 178, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 12.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -18.84, -21.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 28.33, 228.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.95% -0.0703 -0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.95% 0.092 219.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1296, 38.4217, 62.8907) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.25
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.43
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.41
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.67
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.16
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB2CC #CC755B
analogous
#5BCCAD #5BB2CC #5B7ACC
triadic
#5BB2CC #CC5BB2 #B2CC5B
tetradic
#5BB2CC #AD5BCC #CC755B #7ACC5B
square
#5BB2CC #AD5BCC #CC755B #7ACC5B
split-complementary
#5BB2CC #CC5B7A #CCAD5B
monochromatic
#296F84 #3796B2 #5BB2CC #8AC8DB #B8DEE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#5BB2CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#5BB2CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB2CC
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB2CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB2CC | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AECD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A1CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb2cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 178, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.092 219.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92c9db',
500: '#5bb2cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb2cc; $custom-light: #92c9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb2cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 178,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.805,
"s": 52.558,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71948,
"c": 0.09161,
"h": 219.8
},
"luminance": 0.38425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB2CC
secondary
#D8B5AB
accent
#6D4CDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0E1315
muted
#7E8283