#5CA9AE#5CA9AE
#5CA9AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.077 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CA9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 169, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 47%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.73, -22.40, -9.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.73, 24.52, 203.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.74% -0.0714 -0.0275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.74% 0.077 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2386, 33.7051, 45.1592) |
| Luminance | 0.3371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.10
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.98
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CA9AE #AE615C
analogous
#5CAE8A #5CA9AE #5C80AE
triadic
#5CA9AE #AE5CA9 #A9AE5C
tetradic
#5CA9AE #8A5CAE #AE615C #80AE5C
square
#5CA9AE #8A5CAE #AE615C #80AE5C
split-complementary
#5CA9AE #AE5C80 #AE8A5C
monochromatic
#305D60 #448589 #5CA9AE #85BFC2 #AED4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#5CA9AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#5CA9AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CA9AE
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CA9AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CA9AE | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9199AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FAEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ca9ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 169, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.077 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c2c6',
500: '#5ca9ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ca9ae; $custom-light: #90c2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ca9ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 169,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.659,
"s": 33.607,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68743,
"c": 0.07654,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.33707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CA9AE
secondary
#C5A3A1
accent
#655ECA
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182