#5AE2CE#5AE2CE
#5AE2CE is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.610; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.122 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AE2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 226, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 8.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.39, -41.60, -1.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.39, 41.62, 181.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.3% -0.1215 -0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.3% 0.122 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5483, 61.0182, 67.9159) |
| Luminance | 0.6102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.01
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.28
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.59
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.14
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AE2CE #E25A6E
analogous
#5AE28A #5AE2CE #5AB2E2
triadic
#5AE2CE #CE5AE2 #E2CE5A
tetradic
#5AE2CE #8A5AE2 #E25A6E #B2E25A
square
#5AE2CE #8A5AE2 #E25A6E #B2E25A
split-complementary
#5AE2CE #E25AB2 #E28A5A
monochromatic
#1DA591 #26D9BE #5AE2CE #8EEBDD #C2F4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#5AE2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.20
#5AE2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AE2CE
13.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AE2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AE2CE | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.20 | 13.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D6CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C7D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E6DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ae2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 226, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.122 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96ebdc',
500: '#5ae2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ae2ce; $custom-light: #96ebdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ae2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 226,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.176,
"s": 70.103,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83298,
"c": 0.12159,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.61023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AE2CE
secondary
#A73949
accent
#132FD2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0F1615
muted
#808484