#5AE9CD#5AE9CD
#5AE9CD is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.129 H 177.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AE9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 233, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 0%, 12%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.41, -44.93, 2.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.41, 44.98, 177.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.93% -0.1291 0.0052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.93% 0.129 177.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3696, 64.8546, 67.9256) |
| Luminance | 0.6486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.79
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 3.24
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.35
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.75
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 4.99
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AE9CD #E95A76
analogous
#5AE985 #5AE9CD #5ABDE9
triadic
#5AE9CD #CD5AE9 #E9CD5A
tetradic
#5AE9CD #855AE9 #E95A76 #BDE95A
square
#5AE9CD #855AE9 #E95A76 #BDE95A
split-complementary
#5AE9CD #E95ABD #E9855A
monochromatic
#18B193 #24E2BD #5AE9CD #90F0DD #C6F7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#5AE9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.97
#5AE9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AE9CD
13.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AE9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AE9CD | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.97 | 13.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0DCCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBCCCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ECE1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ae9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 233, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.129 177.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97f1dc',
500: '#5ae9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ae9cd; $custom-light: #97f1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ae9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 233,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.252,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84932,
"c": 0.12925,
"h": 177.7
},
"luminance": 0.64859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AE9CD
secondary
#B1364E
accent
#0D35D9
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0F1715
muted
#808584