#5CB3A2#5CB3A2
#5CB3A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.088 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 179, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 49%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 0%, 9.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.37, -30.45, 0.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.37, 30.46, 178.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.76% -0.0884 0.0011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.76% 0.088 179.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0526, 37.1219, 39.9151) |
| Luminance | 0.3712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.71
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.11
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB3A2 #B35C6D
analogous
#5CB376 #5CB3A2 #5C98B3
triadic
#5CB3A2 #A25CB3 #B3A25C
tetradic
#5CB3A2 #765CB3 #B35C6D #98B35C
square
#5CB3A2 #765CB3 #B35C6D #98B35C
split-complementary
#5CB3A2 #B35C98 #B3765C
monochromatic
#2F655B #438F80 #5CB3A2 #86C6BA #AFDAD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#5CB3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#5CB3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB3A2
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB3A2 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADAAA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA0A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#35B5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 179, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.088 179.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90cabd',
500: '#5cb3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb3a2; $custom-light: #90cabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 179,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.276,
"s": 36.402,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70756,
"c": 0.08845,
"h": 179.3
},
"luminance": 0.37124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB3A2
secondary
#C8A3AA
accent
#5B71CC
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281