#5CA5AE#5CA5AE
#5CA5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.074 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CA5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 165, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 47%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.1%, 5.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.54, -20.34, -11.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.54, 23.49, 210.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.79% -0.0667 -0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.79% 0.074 205.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5058, 32.2395, 44.9150) |
| Luminance | 0.3224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.50
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.11
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.70
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.74
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CA5AE #AE655C
analogous
#5CAE8E #5CA5AE #5C7CAE
triadic
#5CA5AE #AE5CA5 #A5AE5C
tetradic
#5CA5AE #8E5CAE #AE655C #7CAE5C
square
#5CA5AE #8E5CAE #AE655C #7CAE5C
split-complementary
#5CA5AE #AE5C7C #AE8E5C
monochromatic
#305B60 #448189 #5CA5AE #85BCC2 #AED2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#5CA5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#5CA5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CA5AE
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CA5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CA5AE | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA0AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D96AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#30AAA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ca5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 165, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.074 205.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c0c6',
500: '#5ca5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ca5ae; $custom-light: #90c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ca5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 165,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.585,
"s": 33.607,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6779,
"c": 0.07414,
"h": 205.9
},
"luminance": 0.32242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CA5AE
secondary
#C5A5A1
accent
#6A5ECA
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182