#5BCED9
Closest named color: Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC). oklch(79% 0.104 203.9), rgb(91, 206, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.27:1).
About this color
#5BCED9 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.104 and its hue 204°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.27:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.104) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) |
| Black text | 11.27:1 |
| White text | 1.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5BCED9 |
| RGB | rgb(91, 206, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 62%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.104 203.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #5BCED9 | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc -39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #5BCED9 | 11.27:1 | AAA | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5BCED9 text on white | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5BCED9 text on black | 11.27:1 | AAA | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#EBF8FA
oklch(97% 0.014 207.9)
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Step 100
100
#D4F0F3
oklch(93.6% 0.03 204.5)
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Step 200
200
#ACE5EB
oklch(88.5% 0.058 204.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#5BCED9
oklch(79% 0.104 203.9)
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Step 400
400
#00B6C3
oklch(70.8% 0.121 203.9)
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Step 500
500
#009CA7
oklch(63.1% 0.108 203.6)
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Step 600
600
#00838D
oklch(55.6% 0.095 204.2)
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Step 700
700
#006E76
oklch(49.1% 0.084 203.6)
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Step 800
800
#005A61
oklch(42.6% 0.073 204)
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Step 900
900
#004B51
oklch(37.6% 0.064 204)
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Step 950
950
#002D31
oklch(27.1% 0.046 204.1)
#5BCED9 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #BFC6DA | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #ACB8DA | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00D5D1 | 0.039 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.105 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5BCED9
#5BCED9
oklch(79% 0.104 203.9)
- #F6A09A
#F6A09A
oklch(79% 0.104 24)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5BCED9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Turquoise #48D1CC ΔE 0.027
- Dark Turquoise #00CED1 ΔE 0.036
- Aqua Blue #02D8E9 ΔE 0.036
- Vivid Sky Blue #4CC9F0 ΔE 0.041
- Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 0.049
- Seafoam Blue #78D1B6 ΔE 0.056
- Turquoise #40E0D0 ΔE 0.057
- Pale Teal #82CBB2 ΔE 0.058
Use #5BCED9 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.