#5AAF99#5AAF99
#5AAF99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.090 H 174.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AAF99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 175, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 35%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 49%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 12.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.85, -31.20, 3.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.85, 31.38, 173.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.43% -0.0893 0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.43% 0.09 174.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2938, 35.1314, 35.5790) |
| Luminance | 0.3513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.61
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AAF99 #AF5A70
analogous
#5AAF6F #5AAF99 #5A9AAF
triadic
#5AAF99 #995AAF #AF995A
tetradic
#5AAF99 #6F5AAF #AF5A70 #9AAF5A
square
#5AAF99 #6F5AAF #AF5A70 #9AAF5A
split-complementary
#5AAF99 #AF5A9A #AF6F5A
monochromatic
#2F6053 #438977 #5AAF99 #83C3B2 #ACD7CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#5AAF99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#5AAF99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AAF99
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AAF99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AAF99 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA698
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9C9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aaf99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 175, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.090 174.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec7b7',
500: '#5aaf99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aaf99; $custom-light: #8ec7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aaf99",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 175,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.471,
"s": 34.694,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69429,
"c": 0.08966,
"h": 174.6
},
"luminance": 0.35134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AAF99
secondary
#C5A0A9
accent
#5D79CB
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280