#5AE0CD#5AE0CD
#5AE0CD is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.120 H 182.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AE0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 224, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 8.5%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.78, -40.96, -1.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.78, 40.99, 182.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.79% -0.1199 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.79% 0.12 182.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8865, 59.8884, 67.0979) |
| Luminance | 0.5989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.80
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.71
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.98
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.98
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AE0CD #E05A6D
analogous
#5AE08A #5AE0CD #5AB0E0
triadic
#5AE0CD #CD5AE0 #E0CD5A
tetradic
#5AE0CD #8A5AE0 #E05A6D #B0E05A
square
#5AE0CD #8A5AE0 #E05A6D #B0E05A
split-complementary
#5AE0CD #E05AB0 #E08A5A
monochromatic
#1EA18F #28D5BC #5AE0CD #8EEADD #C1F3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#5AE0CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.98
#5AE0CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AE0CD
12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AE0CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AE0CD | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.98 | 12.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6D4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C5CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ae0cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 224, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.120 182.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96eadc',
500: '#5ae0cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ae0cd; $custom-light: #96eadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ae0cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 224,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.493,
"s": 68.367,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82793,
"c": 0.11999,
"h": 182.4
},
"luminance": 0.59893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AE0CD
secondary
#A43A49
accent
#1530D0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0F1615
muted
#808484