#5AACA3#5AACA3
#5AACA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.082 H 186.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AACA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 172, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 33%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 48%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.7%, 0%, 5.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.22, -27.27, -3.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.22, 27.44, 186.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.01% -0.0812 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.01% 0.082 186.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5771, 34.3209, 39.9200) |
| Luminance | 0.3432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.52
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.44
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.47
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AACA3 #AC5A63
analogous
#5AAC7A #5AACA3 #5A8CAC
triadic
#5AACA3 #A35AAC #ACA35A
tetradic
#5AACA3 #7A5AAC #AC5A63 #8CAC5A
square
#5AACA3 #7A5AAC #AC5A63 #8CAC5A
split-complementary
#5AACA3 #AC5A8C #AC7A5A
monochromatic
#2F5D58 #43867E #5AACA3 #83C0BA #ABD5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#5AACA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#5AACA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AACA3
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AACA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AACA3 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A4A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979AA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#31AFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aaca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 172, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.082 186.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec5be',
500: '#5aaca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aaca3; $custom-light: #8ec5be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aaca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 172,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.415,
"s": 33.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69006,
"c": 0.08171,
"h": 186.2
},
"luminance": 0.34323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AACA3
secondary
#C39FA3
accent
#5F6AC9
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281