#5AE9CF#5AE9CF
#5AE9CF is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.128 H 178.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AE9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 233, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 0%, 11.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -44.44, 1.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 44.45, 178.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.99% -0.1283 0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.99% 0.128 178.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6126, 64.9518, 69.2052) |
| Luminance | 0.6496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.06
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 3.08
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.87
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.30
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.42
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AE9CF #E95A74
analogous
#5AE987 #5AE9CF #5ABBE9
triadic
#5AE9CF #CF5AE9 #E9CF5A
tetradic
#5AE9CF #875AE9 #E95A74 #BBE95A
square
#5AE9CF #875AE9 #E95A74 #BBE95A
split-complementary
#5AE9CF #E95ABB #E9875A
monochromatic
#18B195 #24E2BF #5AE9CF #90F0DF #C6F7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#5AE9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#5AE9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AE9CF
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AE9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AE9CF | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0DCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBCCD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ECE1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ae9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 233, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.128 178.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97f0dd',
500: '#5ae9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ae9cf; $custom-light: #97f0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ae9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 233,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.091,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8499,
"c": 0.1283,
"h": 178.8
},
"luminance": 0.64956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AE9CF
secondary
#B1364C
accent
#0D32D9
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFC
border
#CFD6D5
text
#0F1715
muted
#808584