#5CAFAE#5CAFAE
#5CAFAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.081 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CAFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 175, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 34%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 47%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.4%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.51, -25.43, -7.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.51, 26.46, 196.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.18% -0.0785 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.18% 0.081 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3805, 35.9889, 45.5399) |
| Luminance | 0.3599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.89
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CAFAE #AF5C5D
analogous
#5CAF85 #5CAFAE #5C87AF
triadic
#5CAFAE #AE5CAF #AFAE5C
tetradic
#5CAFAE #855CAF #AF5C5D #87AF5C
square
#5CAFAE #855CAF #AF5C5D #87AF5C
split-complementary
#5CAFAE #AF5C87 #AF855C
monochromatic
#306160 #448A89 #5CAFAE #85C3C2 #AED7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#5CAFAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#5CAFAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CAFAE
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CAFAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CAFAE | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A8AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2DB3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cafae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 175, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.081 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c7c6',
500: '#5cafae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cafae; $custom-light: #90c7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cafae",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 175,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.277,
"s": 34.156,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70177,
"c": 0.08104,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.35991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CAFAE
secondary
#C5A1A2
accent
#5E5FCA
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282