#5BB49E#5BB49E
#5BB49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.092 H 175.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 49%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.53, -32.14, 3.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.53, 32.28, 174.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.84% -0.0921 0.0076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.84% 0.092 175.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8046, 37.3330, 38.1346) |
| Luminance | 0.3734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.57
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB49E #B45B71
analogous
#5BB472 #5BB49E #5B9DB4
triadic
#5BB49E #9E5BB4 #B49E5B
tetradic
#5BB49E #725BB4 #B45B71 #9DB45B
square
#5BB49E #725BB4 #B45B71 #9DB45B
split-complementary
#5BB49E #B45B9D #B4725B
monochromatic
#2F6658 #42907D #5BB49E #85C7B7 #AFDAD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#5BB49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#5BB49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB49E
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB49E | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAB9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A0A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#35B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.092 175.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90cbba',
500: '#5bb49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb49e; $custom-light: #90cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.169,
"s": 37.238,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70838,
"c": 0.09243,
"h": 175.3
},
"luminance": 0.37335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB49E
secondary
#C9A2AC
accent
#5B77CD
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280