#5AE3C8#5AE3C8
#5AE3C8 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.125 H 177.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AE3C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 227, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.4%, 0%, 11.9%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.53, -43.53, 2.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.53, 43.58, 177.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.36% -0.1252 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.36% 0.125 177.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1060, 61.2776, 64.2411) |
| Luminance | 0.6128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.27
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.85
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.11
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.96
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.02
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AE3C8 #E35A75
analogous
#5AE384 #5AE3C8 #5ABAE3
triadic
#5AE3C8 #C85AE3 #E3C85A
tetradic
#5AE3C8 #845AE3 #E35A75 #BAE35A
square
#5AE3C8 #845AE3 #E35A75 #BAE35A
split-complementary
#5AE3C8 #E35ABA #E3845A
monochromatic
#1CA68B #26DAB7 #5AE3C8 #8EECD9 #C3F5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#5AE3C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.26
#5AE3C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AE3C8
13.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AE3C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AE3C8 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.26 | 13.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBD6C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C7CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E6DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ae3c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 227, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.125 177.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96ecd8',
500: '#5ae3c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ae3c8; $custom-light: #96ecd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ae3c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 227,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.175,
"s": 70.984,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8336,
"c": 0.12529,
"h": 177.7
},
"luminance": 0.61282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AE3C8
secondary
#A9394F
accent
#1238D3
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0F1614
muted
#808583