#5BD1CA#5BD1CA
#5BD1CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.521; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.106 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BD1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 209, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 56%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 56%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.5%, 0%, 3.3%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.33, -34.69, -6.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.33, 35.31, 190.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.17% -0.1049 -0.0183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.17% 0.106 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7709, 52.0856, 63.9287) |
| Luminance | 0.5209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.42
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.50
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.62
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BD1CA #D15B62
analogous
#5BD18F #5BD1CA #5B9DD1
triadic
#5BD1CA #CA5BD1 #D1CA5B
tetradic
#5BD1CA #8F5BD1 #D15B62 #9DD15B
square
#5BD1CA #8F5BD1 #D15B62 #9DD15B
split-complementary
#5BD1CA #D15B9D #D18F5B
monochromatic
#278B85 #34BAB3 #5BD1CA #8BDED9 #BBECE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#5BD1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.42
#5BD1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BD1CA
11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BD1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BD1CA | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.42 | 11.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C7CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B9CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bd1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 209, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.106 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95dfda',
500: '#5bd1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bd1ca; $custom-light: #95dfda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bd1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 209,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.441,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7917,
"c": 0.10646,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.52089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BD1CA
secondary
#913F44
accent
#4851DF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483