#5BB39E#5BB39E
#5BB39E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.091 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB39E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 179, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 49%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.2%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.22, -31.66, 2.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.22, 31.77, 175.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.6% -0.091 0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.091 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6034, 36.9307, 38.0675) |
| Luminance | 0.3693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.74
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.32
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB39E #B35B70
analogous
#5BB372 #5BB39E #5B9CB3
triadic
#5BB39E #9E5BB3 #B39E5B
tetradic
#5BB39E #725BB3 #B35B70 #9CB35B
square
#5BB39E #725BB3 #B35B70 #9CB35B
split-complementary
#5BB39E #B35B9C #B3725B
monochromatic
#2F6558 #428F7C #5BB39E #85C6B7 #AFDACF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#5BB39E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#5BB39E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB39E
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB39E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB39E | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADAA9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9FA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#35B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb39e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 179, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.091 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fcaba',
500: '#5bb39e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb39e; $custom-light: #8fcaba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb39e",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 179,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.682,
"s": 36.667,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70595,
"c": 0.09118,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.36933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB39E
secondary
#C8A2AB
accent
#5B76CD
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280