#5BC4CF#5BC4CF
#5BC4CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.098 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BC4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 196, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 55%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 56%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.68, -27.10, -14.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.68, 30.84, 208.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.27% -0.0888 -0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.27% 0.098 204.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3122, 46.2056, 66.0770) |
| Luminance | 0.4621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.90
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.56
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.24
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.92
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BC4CF #CF665B
analogous
#5BCFA0 #5BC4CF #5B8ACF
triadic
#5BC4CF #CF5BC4 #C4CF5B
tetradic
#5BC4CF #A05BCF #CF665B #8ACF5B
square
#5BC4CF #A05BCF #CF665B #8ACF5B
split-complementary
#5BC4CF #CF5B8A #CFA05B
monochromatic
#287F88 #36ABB7 #5BC4CF #8AD5DD #BAE6EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#5BC4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#5BC4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BC4CF
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BC4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BC4CF | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BDD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AFCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bc4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 196, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.098 204.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94d6dd',
500: '#5bc4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bc4cf; $custom-light: #94d6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bc4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 196,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.69,
"s": 54.717,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76272,
"c": 0.0977,
"h": 204.6
},
"luminance": 0.46209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BC4CF
secondary
#DAB0AC
accent
#584ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383