#5BAFA4#5BAFA4
#5BAFA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.084 H 184.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BAFA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 175, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 48%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48%, 0%, 6.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.18, -28.25, -2.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.18, 28.34, 184.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% -0.0836 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.084 184.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3424, 35.5622, 40.5908) |
| Luminance | 0.3556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.51
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.70
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.99
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.77
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BAFA4 #AF5B66
analogous
#5BAF7A #5BAFA4 #5B90AF
triadic
#5BAFA4 #A45BAF #AFA45B
tetradic
#5BAFA4 #7A5BAF #AF5B66 #90AF5B
square
#5BAFA4 #7A5BAF #AF5B66 #90AF5B
split-complementary
#5BAFA4 #AF5B90 #AF7A5B
monochromatic
#2F615A #438A80 #5BAFA4 #84C3BB #ADD7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#5BAFA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#5BAFA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BAFA4
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BAFA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BAFA4 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A7A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9DA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#32B2AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bafa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 175, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.084 184.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc7be',
500: '#5bafa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bafa4; $custom-light: #8fc7be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bafa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 175,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.143,
"s": 34.426,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69807,
"c": 0.08383,
"h": 184.4
},
"luminance": 0.35564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BAFA4
secondary
#C5A1A5
accent
#5D6CCB
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281