#5AACAA#5AACAA
#5AACAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.080 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 33%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 48%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.7%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.42, -25.45, -6.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.42, 26.32, 194.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.24% -0.0781 -0.0186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.24% 0.08 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2218, 34.5788, 43.3150) |
| Luminance | 0.3458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.26
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.95
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.19
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AACAA #AC5A5C
analogous
#5AAC81 #5AACAA #5A85AC
triadic
#5AACAA #AA5AAC #ACAA5A
tetradic
#5AACAA #815AAC #AC5A5C #85AC5A
square
#5AACAA #815AAC #AC5A5C #85AC5A
split-complementary
#5AACAA #AC5A85 #AC815A
monochromatic
#2F5D5C #438684 #5AACAA #83C0BF #ABD5D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#5AACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#5AACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AACAA
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AACAA | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A5AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959AAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CB0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aacaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.080 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc5c3',
500: '#5aacaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aacaa; $custom-light: #8fc5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aacaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.537,
"s": 33.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69236,
"c": 0.08033,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.34581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AACAA
secondary
#C39FA0
accent
#5F61C9
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281