#5CAE9D#5CAE9D
#5CAE9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.085 H 178.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CAE9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 174, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 47%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.1%, 0%, 9.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -29.26, 0.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 29.27, 178.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.39% -0.0848 0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.39% 0.085 178.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6330, 34.9797, 37.2927) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.84
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.70
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.70
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CAE9D #AE5C6D
analogous
#5CAE74 #5CAE9D #5C96AE
triadic
#5CAE9D #9D5CAE #AE9D5C
tetradic
#5CAE9D #745CAE #AE5C6D #96AE5C
square
#5CAE9D #745CAE #AE5C6D #96AE5C
split-complementary
#5CAE9D #AE5C96 #AE745C
monochromatic
#306056 #44897B #5CAE9D #85C2B6 #AED7CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#5CAE9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#5CAE9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CAE9D
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CAE9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CAE9D | 1.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A59C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9C9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#39B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cae9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 174, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.085 178.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc6b9',
500: '#5cae9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cae9d; $custom-light: #8fc6b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cae9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 174,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.561,
"s": 33.607,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6939,
"c": 0.08485,
"h": 178.5
},
"luminance": 0.34982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CAE9D
secondary
#C5A1A8
accent
#5E74CA
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280