#5CA9AF#5CA9AF
#5CA9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.077 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CA9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 169, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 47%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.76, -22.13, -10.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.76, 24.48, 205.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.78% -0.071 -0.0289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.78% 0.077 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3364, 33.7442, 45.6746) |
| Luminance | 0.3375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.75
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.40
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.36
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CA9AF #AF625C
analogous
#5CAF8B #5CA9AF #5C80AF
triadic
#5CA9AF #AF5CA9 #A9AF5C
tetradic
#5CA9AF #8B5CAF #AF625C #80AF5C
square
#5CA9AF #8B5CAF #AF625C #80AF5C
split-complementary
#5CA9AF #AF5C80 #AF8B5C
monochromatic
#305D61 #44858A #5CA9AF #85BFC3 #AED4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#5CA9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#5CA9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CA9AF
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CA9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CA9AF | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9199AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2EAEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ca9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 169, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.077 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c2c6',
500: '#5ca9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ca9af; $custom-light: #90c2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ca9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 169,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.337,
"s": 34.156,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68778,
"c": 0.07666,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.33746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CA9AF
secondary
#C5A4A1
accent
#655ECA
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182