#5BC9BD#5BC9BD
#5BC9BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.102 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BC9BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 201, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 0%, 6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, -34.32, -3.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 34.50, 185.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.85% -0.1019 -0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.85% 0.102 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3823, 47.6683, 55.5232) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.62
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.89
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BC9BD #C95B67
analogous
#5BC986 #5BC9BD #5B9EC9
triadic
#5BC9BD #BD5BC9 #C9BD5B
tetradic
#5BC9BD #865BC9 #C95B67 #9EC95B
square
#5BC9BD #865BC9 #C95B67 #9EC95B
split-complementary
#5BC9BD #C95B9E #C9865B
monochromatic
#2A8076 #39AEA1 #5BC9BD #89D8D0 #B7E7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#5BC9BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#5BC9BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BC9BD
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BC9BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BC9BD | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BFBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB2BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bc9bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 201, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.102 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93dad0',
500: '#5bc9bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bc9bd; $custom-light: #93dad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bc9bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 201,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.455,
"s": 50.459,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76851,
"c": 0.1024,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.47672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BC9BD
secondary
#D6AAAE
accent
#4E5DDA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0E1514
muted
#7E8382