#5BC0CF#5BC0CF

#5BC0CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.096 H 208.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BC0CF
RGB	rgb(91, 192, 207)
HSL	hsl(188, 55%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(188, 56%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 7.2%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.51, -25.12, -16.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.51, 30.03, 213.25°)
OKLab	oklab(75.33% -0.0845 -0.0455)
OKLCH	oklch(75.33% 0.096 208.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.4219, 44.4251, 65.7803)
Luminance	0.4443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BC0CF #CF6A5B

analogous

#5BCFA4 #5BC0CF #5B86CF

triadic

#5BC0CF #CF5BC0 #C0CF5B

tetradic

#5BC0CF #A45BCF #CF6A5B #86CF5B

square

#5BC0CF #A45BCF #CF6A5B #86CF5B

split-complementary

#5BC0CF #CF5B86 #CFA45B

monochromatic

#287B88 #36A6B7 #5BC0CF #8AD2DD #BAE4EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#5BC0CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.89

#5BC0CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BC0CF

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BC0CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BC0CF	1.00	2.12	9.89	9.89
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B2BAD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0ACCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C8C4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bc0cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 192, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.096 208.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93d3dd',
    500: '#5bc0cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bc0cf;
$custom-light: #93d3dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bc0cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.759,
    "s": 54.717,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75334,
    "c": 0.096,
    "h": 208.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.44428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BC0CF

secondary

#DAB2AC

accent

#5D4ADE

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F2F9FB

border

#CCD2D4

text

#0E1415

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BC0CF

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

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