#5CA3AD#5CA3AD
#5CA3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.073 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CA3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 33%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 47%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.91, -19.57, -12.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.91, 23.02, 211.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.28% -0.0647 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.28% 0.073 207.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0508, 31.4848, 44.2841) |
| Luminance | 0.3149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.45
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.13
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CA3AD #AD665C
analogous
#5CAD8E #5CA3AD #5C7BAD
triadic
#5CA3AD #AD5CA3 #A3AD5C
tetradic
#5CA3AD #8E5CAD #AD665C #7BAD5C
square
#5CA3AD #8E5CAD #AD665C #7BAD5C
split-complementary
#5CA3AD #AD5C7B #AD8E5C
monochromatic
#30595F #447F88 #5CA3AD #85BAC1 #ADD1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#5CA3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#5CA3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CA3AD
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CA3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CA3AD | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B94AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#32A9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ca3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.073 207.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fbec5',
500: '#5ca3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ca3ad; $custom-light: #8fbec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ca3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.407,
"s": 33.061,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67278,
"c": 0.07284,
"h": 207.3
},
"luminance": 0.31487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CA3AD
secondary
#C4A5A1
accent
#6C5FC9
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181