#5AA09A#5AA09A
#5AA09A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.072 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AA09A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 160, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 28%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 44%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.7%, 0%, 3.8%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.35, -23.56, -3.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.35, 23.86, 189.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.8% -0.0708 -0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.072 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6177, 29.6466, 35.0961) |
| Luminance | 0.2965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.02
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.86
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.21
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AA09A #A05A60
analogous
#5AA077 #5AA09A #5A83A0
triadic
#5AA09A #9A5AA0 #A09A5A
tetradic
#5AA09A #775AA0 #A05A60 #83A05A
square
#5AA09A #775AA0 #A05A60 #83A05A
split-complementary
#5AA09A #A05A83 #A0775A
monochromatic
#2E524F #447974 #5AA09A #80B7B3 #A7CDCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#5AA09A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#5AA09A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5AA09A
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AA09A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AA09A | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99999A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D909B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3BA39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aa09a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 160, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.072 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dbcb7',
500: '#5aa09a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aa09a; $custom-light: #8dbcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aa09a",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 160,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.857,
"s": 28,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65804,
"c": 0.07161,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.29648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AA09A
secondary
#BB9A9D
accent
#636CC4
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180