#5AACA0#5AACA0
#5AACA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.083 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AACA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 172, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 33%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 48%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.7%, 0%, 7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.13, -28.03, -1.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.13, 28.07, 183.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.91% -0.0826 -0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.91% 0.083 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3115, 34.2147, 38.5211) |
| Luminance | 0.3422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.77
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.77
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.07
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.33
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AACA0 #AC5A66
analogous
#5AAC77 #5AACA0 #5A8FAC
triadic
#5AACA0 #A05AAC #ACA05A
tetradic
#5AACA0 #775AAC #AC5A66 #8FAC5A
square
#5AACA0 #775AAC #AC5A66 #8FAC5A
split-complementary
#5AACA0 #AC5A8F #AC775A
monochromatic
#2F5D56 #43867C #5AACA0 #83C0B7 #ABD5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#5AACA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#5AACA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AACA0
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AACA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AACA0 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A4A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989AA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#34AFA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aaca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 172, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.083 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec5bc',
500: '#5aaca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aaca0; $custom-light: #8ec5bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aaca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 172,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.22,
"s": 33.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6891,
"c": 0.08269,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.34217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AACA0
secondary
#C39FA4
accent
#5F6EC9
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281