#5AE0CC#5AE0CC
#5AE0CC is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.120 H 181.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AE0CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 224, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 8.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.75, -41.21, -1.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.75, 41.23, 181.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.76% -0.1203 -0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.76% 0.12 181.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7662, 59.8403, 66.4643) |
| Luminance | 0.5985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.01
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.63
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.75
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.04
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AE0CC #E05A6E
analogous
#5AE089 #5AE0CC #5AB1E0
triadic
#5AE0CC #CC5AE0 #E0CC5A
tetradic
#5AE0CC #895AE0 #E05A6E #B1E05A
square
#5AE0CC #895AE0 #E05A6E #B1E05A
split-complementary
#5AE0CC #E05AB1 #E0895A
monochromatic
#1EA18E #28D5BB #5AE0CC #8EEADC #C1F3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#5AE0CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#5AE0CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AE0CC
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AE0CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AE0CC | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D4CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C5CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ae0cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 224, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.120 181.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96eadb',
500: '#5ae0cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ae0cc; $custom-light: #96eadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ae0cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 224,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.045,
"s": 68.367,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82763,
"c": 0.12039,
"h": 181.8
},
"luminance": 0.59845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AE0CC
secondary
#A43A4A
accent
#1531D0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0F1615
muted
#808484