#5CA3AF#5CA3AF
#5CA3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.073 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CA3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 163, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 47%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.4%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.98, -19.03, -13.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.98, 23.13, 214.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.35% -0.0639 -0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.35% 0.073 209.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2457, 31.5628, 45.3110) |
| Luminance | 0.3156 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.28
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.38
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.55
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.88
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CA3AF #AF685C
analogous
#5CAF92 #5CA3AF #5C79AF
triadic
#5CA3AF #AF5CA3 #A3AF5C
tetradic
#5CA3AF #925CAF #AF685C #79AF5C
square
#5CA3AF #925CAF #AF685C #79AF5C
split-complementary
#5CA3AF #AF5C79 #AF925C
monochromatic
#305A61 #44808A #5CA3AF #85BAC3 #AED1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#5CA3AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.31
#5CA3AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CA3AF
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CA3AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CA3AF | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.31 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989EB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B94AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#30A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ca3af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 163, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.073 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bec6',
500: '#5ca3af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ca3af; $custom-light: #90bec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ca3af",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 163,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.675,
"s": 34.156,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67352,
"c": 0.07346,
"h": 209.5
},
"luminance": 0.31565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CA3AF
secondary
#C5A7A1
accent
#6D5ECA
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182