#5BC8CA#5BC8CA
#5BC8CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.100 H 196.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BC8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 200, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 1%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.69, -30.42, -10.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.69, 32.18, 199.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.04% -0.0952 -0.029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.04% 0.1 196.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6248, 47.7935, 63.2133) |
| Luminance | 0.4780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.82
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.85
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.18
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BC8CA #CA5D5B
analogous
#5BCA94 #5BC8CA #5B91CA
triadic
#5BC8CA #CA5BC8 #C8CA5B
tetradic
#5BC8CA #945BCA #CA5D5B #91CA5B
square
#5BC8CA #945BCA #CA5D5B #91CA5B
split-complementary
#5BC8CA #CA5B91 #CA945B
monochromatic
#2A7F81 #39ADAF #5BC8CA #89D8D9 #B8E7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#5BC8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#5BC8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BC8CA
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BC8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BC8CA | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bc8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 200, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.100 196.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94d9da',
500: '#5bc8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bc8ca; $custom-light: #94d9da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bc8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 200,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.081,
"s": 51.152,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77039,
"c": 0.09954,
"h": 196.9
},
"luminance": 0.47797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BC8CA
secondary
#D7ABAA
accent
#504DDB
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8383