#5AA99D#5AA99D
#5AA99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.080 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AA99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 169, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 31%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 47%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.7%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.15, -27.30, -1.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.15, 27.34, 182.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.09% -0.0803 -0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.09% 0.08 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4877, 32.9819, 36.9675) |
| Luminance | 0.3298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.93
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.26
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.70
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.90
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AA99D #A95A66
analogous
#5AA975 #5AA99D #5A8DA9
triadic
#5AA99D #9D5AA9 #A99D5A
tetradic
#5AA99D #755AA9 #A95A66 #8DA95A
square
#5AA99D #755AA9 #A95A66 #8DA95A
split-complementary
#5AA99D #A95A8D #A9755A
monochromatic
#2F5A53 #448279 #5AA99D #82BEB5 #AAD3CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#5AA99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#5AA99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AA99D
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AA99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AA99D | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aa99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 169, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.080 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec3b9',
500: '#5aa99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aa99d; $custom-light: #8ec3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aa99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 169,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.886,
"s": 31.474,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68087,
"c": 0.08045,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.32984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AA99D
secondary
#C19EA3
accent
#6070C8
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180