#5CB2AA#5CB2AA
#5CB2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.084 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 178, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 48%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 0%, 4.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.29, -27.96, -3.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.29, 28.23, 188.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.77% -0.0837 -0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.77% 0.084 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5868, 37.0160, 43.7135) |
| Luminance | 0.3702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.25
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.27
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.43
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB2AA #B25C64
analogous
#5CB27F #5CB2AA #5C8FB2
triadic
#5CB2AA #AA5CB2 #B2AA5C
tetradic
#5CB2AA #7F5CB2 #B25C64 #8FB25C
square
#5CB2AA #7F5CB2 #B25C64 #8FB25C
split-complementary
#5CB2AA #B25C8F #B27F5C
monochromatic
#2F645F #438E87 #5CB2AA #86C6C0 #AFD9D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#5CB2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#5CB2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB2AA
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB2AA | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9FAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FB6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 178, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.084 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c9c3',
500: '#5cb2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb2aa; $custom-light: #90c9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 178,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.419,
"s": 35.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70765,
"c": 0.08445,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.37018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB2AA
secondary
#C7A2A6
accent
#5C66CC
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281