#5AA4AF#5AA4AF
#5AA4AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.075 H 208.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AA4AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 164, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 35%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 49%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.19, -20.02, -12.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.19, 23.78, 212.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.5% -0.0666 -0.0354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.5% 0.075 208) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2268, 31.8176, 45.3612) |
| Luminance | 0.3182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.98
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.00
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.41
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AA4AF #AF655A
analogous
#5AAF90 #5AA4AF #5A7AAF
triadic
#5AA4AF #AF5AA4 #A4AF5A
tetradic
#5AA4AF #905AAF #AF655A #7AAF5A
square
#5AA4AF #905AAF #AF655A #7AAF5A
split-complementary
#5AA4AF #AF5A7A #AF905A
monochromatic
#2F5A60 #438089 #5AA4AF #83BBC3 #ACD1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#5AA4AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#5AA4AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AA4AF
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AA4AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AA4AF | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999FB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B95AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2AAAA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aa4af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 164, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.075 208.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fbfc6',
500: '#5aa4af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aa4af; $custom-light: #8fbfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aa4af",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 164,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.765,
"s": 34.694,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67499,
"c": 0.07544,
"h": 208
},
"luminance": 0.3182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AA4AF
secondary
#C5A5A0
accent
#6B5DCB
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182