#5AC3CD#5AC3CD
#5AC3CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.097 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AC3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 195, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.29, -27.36, -14.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.29, 30.83, 207.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.93% -0.0892 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.93% 0.097 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7465, 45.6083, 64.7179) |
| Luminance | 0.4561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.78
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.12
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.43
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.01
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AC3CD #CD645A
analogous
#5ACD9D #5AC3CD #5A8ACD
triadic
#5AC3CD #CD5AC3 #C3CD5A
tetradic
#5AC3CD #9D5ACD #CD645A #8ACD5A
square
#5AC3CD #9D5ACD #CD645A #8ACD5A
split-complementary
#5AC3CD #CD5A8A #CD9D5A
monochromatic
#287C84 #36A9B3 #5AC3CD #89D4DB #B8E5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#5AC3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#5AC3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AC3CD
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AC3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AC3CD | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ac3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 195, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.097 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93d5dc',
500: '#5ac3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ac3cd; $custom-light: #93d5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ac3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 195,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.217,
"s": 53.488,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7593,
"c": 0.09746,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.45612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AC3CD
secondary
#D8AEAA
accent
#584BDD
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383