#5BCBBC#5BCBBC

#5BCBBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.105 H 183.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BCBBC
RGB	rgb(91, 203, 188)
HSL	hsl(172, 52%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(172, 55%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 7.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.18, -35.51, -2.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.18, 35.58, 183.52°)
OKLab	oklab(77.3% -0.1045 -0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(77.3% 0.105 183.5)
XYZ	xyz(34.7434, 48.5635, 55.1099)
Luminance	0.4857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BCBBC #CB5B6A

analogous

#5BCB84 #5BCBBC #5BA2CB

triadic

#5BCBBC #BC5BCB #CBBC5B

tetradic

#5BCBBC #845BCB #CB5B6A #A2CB5B

square

#5BCBBC #845BCB #CB5B6A #A2CB5B

split-complementary

#5BCBBC #CB5BA2 #CB845B

monochromatic

#298276 #38B1A1 #5BCBBC #89DACF #B8E8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#5BCBBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.71

#5BCBBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BCBBC

10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BCBBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BCBBC	1.00	1.96	10.71	10.71
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2C1BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B1B4BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CFC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bcbbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 203, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.105 183.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93dbd0',
    500: '#5bcbbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bcbbc;
$custom-light: #93dbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bcbbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.964,
    "s": 51.852,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77299,
    "c": 0.10472,
    "h": 183.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.48567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BCBBC

secondary

#D7AAB0

accent

#4C60DB

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F2FBF9

border

#CCD4D2

text

#0E1513

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BCBBC

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

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