#5CAEAD#5CAEAD
#5CAEAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.080 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CAEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 174, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 47%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.1%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.18, -25.20, -7.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.18, 26.21, 196.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.9% -0.0777 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.9% 0.08 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0895, 35.5623, 44.9637) |
| Luminance | 0.3557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.26
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.66
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CAEAD #AE5C5D
analogous
#5CAE84 #5CAEAD #5C86AE
triadic
#5CAEAD #AD5CAE #AEAD5C
tetradic
#5CAEAD #845CAE #AE5C5D #86AE5C
square
#5CAEAD #845CAE #AE5C5D #86AE5C
split-complementary
#5CAEAD #AE5C86 #AE845C
monochromatic
#30605F #448988 #5CAEAD #85C2C2 #AED7D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#5CAEAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#5CAEAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CAEAD
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CAEAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CAEAD | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A7AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2EB2AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5caead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 174, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.080 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c6c5',
500: '#5caead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5caead; $custom-light: #90c6c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5caead",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 174,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.268,
"s": 33.607,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69903,
"c": 0.08027,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.35565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CAEAD
secondary
#C5A1A1
accent
#5E5FCA
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281