#5BB3BC#5BB3BC
#5BB3BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.085 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 179, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, -23.89, -12.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 27.06, 208.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.58% -0.0779 -0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.58% 0.085 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5080, 38.0925, 53.3648) |
| Luminance | 0.3810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.79
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.45
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.89
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB3BC #BC645B
analogous
#5BBC95 #5BB3BC #5B83BC
triadic
#5BB3BC #BC5BB3 #B3BC5B
tetradic
#5BB3BC #955BBC #BC645B #83BC5B
square
#5BB3BC #955BBC #BC645B #83BC5B
split-complementary
#5BB3BC #BC5B83 #BC955B
monochromatic
#2D696F #3F929B #5BB3BC #86C7CE #B2DBE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#5BB3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#5BB3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB3BC
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB3BC | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7ADBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A1BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14B9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 179, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.085 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91cad0',
500: '#5bb3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb3bc; $custom-light: #91cad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 179,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.567,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71578,
"c": 0.08539,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.38095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB3BC
secondary
#CEA9A5
accent
#6156D2
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282