#5BB994#5BB994

#5BB994 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.106 H 165.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BB994
RGB	rgb(91, 185, 148)
HSL	hsl(156, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(156, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 0%, 20%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.79, -36.78, 10.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.79, 38.20, 164.30°)
OKLab	oklab(71.79% -0.1025 0.0265)
OKLCH	oklch(71.79% 0.106 165.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.0062, 39.0579, 34.1270)
Luminance	0.3906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BB994 #B95B80

analogous

#5BB965 #5BB994 #5BAFB9

triadic

#5BB994 #945BB9 #B9945B

tetradic

#5BB994 #655BB9 #B95B80 #AFB95B

square

#5BB994 #655BB9 #B95B80 #AFB95B

split-complementary

#5BB994 #B95BAF #B9655B

monochromatic

#2E6C53 #409775 #5BB994 #86CBB0 #B1DECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.38

#5BB994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.81

#5BB994 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BB994

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BB994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BB994	1.00	2.38	8.81	8.81
#FFFFFF	2.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B6AE92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7A496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39B9AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bb994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 185, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.106 165.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90ceb3',
    500: '#5bb994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bb994;
$custom-light: #90ceb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bb994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.383,
    "s": 40.171,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71786,
    "c": 0.10587,
    "h": 165.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.3906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BB994

secondary

#CCA4B4

accent

#5887D0

background

#F9FCFB

surface

#F1F9F6

border

#CBD2D0

text

#0D1411

muted

#7E8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BB994

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

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