#5AAE91#5AAE91
#5AAE91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.094 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AAE91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 174, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 48%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 0%, 16.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.35, -32.60, 7.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.35, 33.36, 167.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.96% -0.0918 0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.96% 0.094 168.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4611, 34.4881, 32.1504) |
| Luminance | 0.3449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.85
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 6.01
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.45
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.91
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AAE91 #AE5A77
analogous
#5AAE67 #5AAE91 #5AA1AE
triadic
#5AAE91 #915AAE #AE915A
tetradic
#5AAE91 #675AAE #AE5A77 #A1AE5A
square
#5AAE91 #675AAE #AE5A77 #A1AE5A
split-complementary
#5AAE91 #AE5AA1 #AE675A
monochromatic
#2F5F4E #438870 #5AAE91 #83C2AC #ACD6C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#5AAE91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#5AAE91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AAE91
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AAE91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AAE91 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA490
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9B93
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3CAFA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aae91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 174, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.094 168.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec6b1',
500: '#5aae91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aae91; $custom-light: #8ec6b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aae91",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 174,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.286,
"s": 34.146,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68956,
"c": 0.09354,
"h": 168.8
},
"luminance": 0.3449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AAE91
secondary
#C49FAC
accent
#5E83CA
background
#F9FCFA
surface
#F1F8F5
border
#CBD1CF
text
#0D1310
muted
#7E827F