#5AD1CE#5AD1CE
#5AD1CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.522; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.106 H 192.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AD1CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 209, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 56%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 57%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 0%, 1.4%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.42, -33.82, -8.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.42, 34.89, 194.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.27% -0.1037 -0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.27% 0.106 192.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1527, 52.2270, 66.4507) |
| Luminance | 0.5223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.62
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.86
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AD1CE #D15A5D
analogous
#5AD192 #5AD1CE #5A98D1
triadic
#5AD1CE #CE5AD1 #D1CE5A
tetradic
#5AD1CE #925AD1 #D15A5D #98D15A
square
#5AD1CE #925AD1 #D15A5D #98D15A
split-complementary
#5AD1CE #D15A98 #D1925A
monochromatic
#278A88 #34BAB7 #5AD1CE #8ADEDC #BAECEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#5AD1CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.45
#5AD1CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AD1CE
11.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AD1CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AD1CE | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.45 | 11.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C7CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ad1ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 209, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.106 192.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94dfdc',
500: '#5ad1ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ad1ce; $custom-light: #94dfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ad1ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 209,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.487,
"s": 56.398,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79268,
"c": 0.10645,
"h": 192.9
},
"luminance": 0.52231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AD1CE
secondary
#903F41
accent
#484CE0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484