#5BC49E#5BC49E
#5BC49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.113 H 167.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BC49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 196, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 47%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 54%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 0%, 19.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.34, -39.51, 9.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.34, 40.74, 165.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.75% -0.1103 0.0255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.75% 0.113 167) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2230, 44.1699, 39.2741) |
| Luminance | 0.4417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.65
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.07
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.17
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.25
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.31
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BC49E #C45B81
analogous
#5BC46A #5BC49E #5BB6C4
triadic
#5BC49E #9E5BC4 #C49E5B
tetradic
#5BC49E #6A5BC4 #C45B81 #B6C45B
square
#5BC49E #6A5BC4 #C45B81 #B6C45B
split-complementary
#5BC49E #C45BB6 #C46A5B
monochromatic
#2C795D #3CA680 #5BC49E #88D4B9 #B5E4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#5BC49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#5BC49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BC49E
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BC49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BC49E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B89C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0ADA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2EC5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bc49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 196, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.113 167.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d6ba',
500: '#5bc49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bc49e; $custom-light: #91d6ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bc49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 196,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.286,
"s": 47.085,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74747,
"c": 0.11324,
"h": 167
},
"luminance": 0.44173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BC49E
secondary
#D3A8B7
accent
#5181D7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FAF6
border
#CCD3D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7E8380