#5BE9CE#5BE9CE
#5BE9CE is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.128 H 178.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BE9CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 233, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 11.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -44.51, 1.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 44.54, 177.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.99% -0.1282 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.99% 0.128 178.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5887, 64.9535, 68.5680) |
| Luminance | 0.6496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.96
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 3.11
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.13
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.04
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.16
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BE9CE #E95B76
analogous
#5BE987 #5BE9CE #5BBDE9
triadic
#5BE9CE #CE5BE9 #E9CE5B
tetradic
#5BE9CE #875BE9 #E95B76 #BDE95B
square
#5BE9CE #875BE9 #E95B76 #BDE95B
split-complementary
#5BE9CE #E95BBD #E9875B
monochromatic
#18B294 #25E2BE #5BE9CE #91F0DE #C7F7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#5BE9CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#5BE9CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BE9CE
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BE9CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BE9CE | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0DCCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBCCD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ECE1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5be9ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 233, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.128 178.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97f0dc',
500: '#5be9ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5be9ce; $custom-light: #97f0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5be9ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 233,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.592,
"s": 76.344,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8499,
"c": 0.12826,
"h": 178.2
},
"luminance": 0.64958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BE9CE
secondary
#B2364E
accent
#0D34D9
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFC
border
#CFD6D5
text
#0F1715
muted
#808584