#5BD9DB#5BD9DB

#5BD9DB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.570; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.111 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5BD9DB
RGBrgb(91, 217, 219)
HSLhsl(181, 64%, 61%)
HSVhsv(181, 58%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(58.4%, 0.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(80.16, -33.91, -11.46)
CIE-LCHlch(80.16, 35.79, 198.67°)
OKLaboklab(81.62% -0.1061 -0.0317)
OKLCHoklch(81.62% 0.111 196.7)
XYZxyz(41.9079, 56.9600, 75.7899)
Luminance0.5696 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5BD9DB #DB5D5B
analogous
#5BDB9D #5BD9DB #5B99DB
triadic
#5BD9DB #DB5BD9 #D9DB5B
tetradic
#5BD9DB #9D5BDB #DB5D5B #99DB5B
square
#5BD9DB #9D5BDB #DB5D5B #99DB5B
split-complementary
#5BD9DB #DB5B99 #DB9D5B
monochromatic
#22989A #2DCACC #5BD9DB #8DE5E6 #BFF0F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.69
#5BD9DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.39
#5BD9DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BD9DB
12.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5BD9DB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5BD9DB1.001.6912.3912.39
#FFFFFF1.691.0021.0021.00
#00000012.3921.001.001.00
##00000012.3921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCD0DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7C0DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5bd9db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 217, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.111 196.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#97e5e6',
    500: '#5bd9db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5bd9db;
$custom-light: #97e5e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5bd9db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 217,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.938,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81618,
    "c": 0.11075,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.56964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5BD9DB
secondary
#9E3E3C
accent
#1C1ACC
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0F1615
muted
#808484

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BD9DB

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#5BD9DB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva