#5AE1CF#5AE1CF
#5AE1CF is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.120 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AE1CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 225, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.12, -40.90, -2.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.12, 40.96, 183.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.09% -0.12 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.09% 0.12 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3990, 60.5247, 68.4674) |
| Luminance | 0.6053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.63
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.64
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.15
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.67
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AE1CF #E15A6C
analogous
#5AE18C #5AE1CF #5AB0E1
triadic
#5AE1CF #CF5AE1 #E1CF5A
tetradic
#5AE1CF #8C5AE1 #E15A6C #B0E15A
square
#5AE1CF #8C5AE1 #E15A6C #B0E15A
split-complementary
#5AE1CF #E15AB0 #E18C5A
monochromatic
#1EA391 #27D7BF #5AE1CF #8EEADE #C2F4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#5AE1CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.11
#5AE1CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AE1CF
13.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AE1CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AE1CF | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.11 | 13.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D5CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C6D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ae1cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 225, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.120 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96ebdd',
500: '#5ae1cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ae1cf; $custom-light: #96ebdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ae1cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 225,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83091,
"c": 0.12023,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.60529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AE1CF
secondary
#A63A48
accent
#142DD1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0F1615
muted
#808484