#5BD5EB#5BD5EB

#5BD5EB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.558; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.112 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5BD5EB
RGBrgb(91, 213, 235)
HSLhsl(189, 78%, 64%)
HSVhsv(189, 61%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(61.3%, 9.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LABlab(79.50, -27.53, -20.98)
CIE-LCHlch(79.50, 34.61, 217.32°)
OKLaboklab(81.26% -0.0955 -0.0582)
OKLCHoklch(81.26% 0.112 211.4)
XYZxyz(43.0978, 55.8063, 87.0816)
Luminance0.5581 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5BD5EB #EB715B
analogous
#5BEBB9 #5BD5EB #5B8DEB
triadic
#5BD5EB #EB5BD5 #D5EB5B
tetradic
#5BD5EB #B95BEB #EB715B #8DEB5B
square
#5BD5EB #B95BEB #EB715B #8DEB5B
split-complementary
#5BD5EB #EB5B8D #EBB95B
monochromatic
#169DB5 #24C7E4 #5BD5EB #92E3F2 #C8F1F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.73
#5BD5EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.16
#5BD5EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BD5EB
12.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5BD5EB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5BD5EB1.001.7312.1612.16
#FFFFFF1.731.0021.0021.00
#00000012.1621.001.001.00
##00000012.1621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3CEEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEBEEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DEDC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5bd5eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 213, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.112 211.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#97e2f1',
    500: '#5bd5eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5bd5eb;
$custom-light: #97e2f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5bd5eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 213,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.167,
    "s": 78.261,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81257,
    "c": 0.11184,
    "h": 211.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.55811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5BD5EB
secondary
#B54935
accent
#2B0BDB
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F5FCFE
border
#CFD5D6
text
#0F1516
muted
#808485

Preview Lab

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#5BD5EB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva