#5C9B8A#5C9B8A
#5C9B8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.071 H 174.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5C9B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 155, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 26%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 41%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 0%, 11%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.48, -24.43, 2.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.48, 24.56, 174.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.18% -0.0702 0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.18% 0.071 174.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7207, 27.5516, 28.2659) |
| Luminance | 0.2755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 0.33
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 1.30
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 3.93
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.51
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5C9B8A #9B5C6D
analogous
#5C9B6A #5C9B8A #5C8C9B
triadic
#5C9B8A #8A5C9B #9B8A5C
tetradic
#5C9B8A #6A5C9B #9B5C6D #8C9B5C
square
#5C9B8A #6A5C9B #9B5C6D #8C9B5C
split-complementary
#5C9B8A #9B5C8C #9B6A5C
monochromatic
#2E4E46 #457568 #5C9B8A #80B4A6 #A7CBC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#5C9B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#5C9B8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5C9B8A
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5C9B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5C9B8A | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979489
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8C8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#479C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5c9b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 155, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.071 174.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8db8ac',
500: '#5c9b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5c9b8a; $custom-light: #8db8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5c9b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 155,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.81,
"s": 25.506,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64178,
"c": 0.07051,
"h": 174.8
},
"luminance": 0.27553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5C9B8A
secondary
#B99AA2
accent
#667FC2
background
#F8FBFA
surface
#F0F6F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0C1110
muted
#7D807F