#5CCBE6

Closest named color: Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0). oklch(78.8% 0.107 216.3), rgb(92, 203, 230).

Black text reads best on this color (11.14:1).

About this color

#5CCBE6 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.107 and its hue 216°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.14:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.107)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0)
Black text	11.14:1
White text	1.88:1

Values

HEX	#5CCBE6
RGB	rgb(92, 203, 230)
HSL	hsl(192, 73%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.8% 0.107 216.3)

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 #5CCBE6	1.88:1	Fails	Lc -39.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #5CCBE6	11.14:1	AAA	Lc 68.4	Content text, not long reading
#5CCBE6 text on white	1.88:1	Fails	Lc 35.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#5CCBE6 text on black	11.14:1	AAA	Lc -67.0	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.

Step 50
50

#EBF8FC

oklch(97.1% 0.015 218)
Step 100
100

#D4F0F7

oklch(93.7% 0.031 214.5)
Step 200
200

#ADE4F3

oklch(88.6% 0.06 216.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#5CCBE6

oklch(78.8% 0.107 216.3)
Step 400
400

#00B3D3

oklch(70.7% 0.126 216.7)
Step 500
500

#009AB5

oklch(63.2% 0.112 216)
Step 600
600

#008198

oklch(55.6% 0.099 216.1)
Step 700
700

#006C80

oklch(49% 0.087 216.4)
Step 800
800

#00596A

oklch(42.8% 0.076 216.6)
Step 900
900

#004A58

oklch(37.7% 0.067 215.8)
Step 950
950

#002C35

oklch(27% 0.048 215.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#5CCBE6 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)	#B9C5E8	0.096
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A4B6E6	0.086
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00D5D3	0.055
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.108