#5BB5AB#5BB5AB

#5BB5AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.088 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BB5AB
RGB	rgb(91, 181, 171)
HSL	hsl(173, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(173, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 0%, 5.5%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.17, -29.40, -3.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.17, 29.57, 186.20°)
OKLab	oklab(71.48% -0.0874 -0.0091)
OKLCH	oklch(71.48% 0.088 185.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.1859, 38.2097, 44.4101)
Luminance	0.3821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BB5AB #B55B65

analogous

#5BB57E #5BB5AB #5B92B5

triadic

#5BB5AB #AB5BB5 #B5AB5B

tetradic

#5BB5AB #7E5BB5 #B55B65 #92B55B

square

#5BB5AB #7E5BB5 #B55B65 #92B55B

split-complementary

#5BB5AB #B55B92 #B57E5B

monochromatic

#2F6761 #429188 #5BB5AB #85C8C1 #AFDBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#5BB5AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.64

#5BB5AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BB5AB

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BB5AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BB5AB	1.00	2.43	8.64	8.64
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADADAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EA2AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2AB8B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bb5ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 181, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.088 185.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90cbc4',
    500: '#5bb5ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bb5ab;
$custom-light: #90cbc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bb5ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.333,
    "s": 37.815,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71479,
    "c": 0.08791,
    "h": 185.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BB5AB

secondary

#C9A3A7

accent

#5A67CE

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0D1312

muted

#7E8281

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BB5AB

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

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