#5BC5CE#5BC5CE
#5BC5CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.098 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BC5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 197, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 56%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.94, -27.87, -13.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.94, 31.09, 206.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.47% -0.0903 -0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.47% 0.098 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4166, 46.6094, 65.5106) |
| Luminance | 0.4661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.33
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.79
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.45
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.97
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BC5CE #CE645B
analogous
#5BCE9E #5BC5CE #5B8BCE
triadic
#5BC5CE #CE5BC5 #C5CE5B
tetradic
#5BC5CE #9E5BCE #CE645B #8BCE5B
square
#5BC5CE #9E5BCE #CE645B #8BCE5B
split-complementary
#5BC5CE #CE5B8B #CE9E5B
monochromatic
#287F86 #36ACB6 #5BC5CE #8AD6DC #B9E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#5BC5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#5BC5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BC5CE
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BC5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BC5CE | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B0CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bc5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 197, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.098 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94d7dd',
500: '#5bc5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bc5ce; $custom-light: #94d7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bc5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 197,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.696,
"s": 53.991,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76471,
"c": 0.09802,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.46613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BC5CE
secondary
#D9AFAB
accent
#564ADD
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383