#5FB5BF#5FB5BF

#5FB5BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.084 H 205.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5FB5BF
RGB	rgb(95, 181, 191)
HSL	hsl(186, 43%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(186, 50%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.92, -23.20, -13.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.92, 26.64, 209.43°)
OKLab	oklab(72.32% -0.0761 -0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(72.32% 0.084 205.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.6434, 39.2396, 55.2393)
Luminance	0.3924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5FB5BF #BF695F

analogous

#5FBF99 #5FB5BF #5F85BF

triadic

#5FB5BF #BF5FB5 #B5BF5F

tetradic

#5FB5BF #995FBF #BF695F #85BF5F

square

#5FB5BF #995FBF #BF695F #85BF5F

split-complementary

#5FB5BF #BF5F85 #BF995F

monochromatic

#2F6E75 #4097A1 #5FB5BF #8BC9D0 #B6DDE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#5FB5BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.85

#5FB5BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5FB5BF

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5FB5BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5FB5BF	1.00	2.37	8.85	8.85
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A9AFC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA3BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21BBB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5fb5bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 181, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.084 205.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93cbd2',
    500: '#5fb5bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5fb5bf;
$custom-light: #93cbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5fb5bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.25,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72322,
    "c": 0.08422,
    "h": 205.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.39242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5FB5BF

secondary

#D1ADA9

accent

#6255D3

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F9

border

#CCD1D2

text

#0E1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #5FB5BF

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

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