#5CB49C#5CB49C
#5CB49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.093 H 173.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 180, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 49%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.9%, 0%, 13.3%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.51, -32.37, 4.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.51, 32.64, 172.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.82% -0.0923 0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.82% 0.093 173.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7331, 37.3159, 37.2400) |
| Luminance | 0.3732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.93
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.74
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.98
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB49C #B45C74
analogous
#5CB470 #5CB49C #5CA0B4
triadic
#5CB49C #9C5CB4 #B49C5C
tetradic
#5CB49C #705CB4 #B45C74 #A0B45C
square
#5CB49C #705CB4 #B45C74 #A0B45C
split-complementary
#5CB49C #B45CA0 #B4705C
monochromatic
#2F6657 #42907B #5CB49C #86C7B5 #B0DBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#5CB49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#5CB49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB49C
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB49C | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAA9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A09E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#38B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 180, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.093 173.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90cbb9',
500: '#5cb49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb49c; $custom-light: #90cbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 180,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.636,
"s": 36.975,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70822,
"c": 0.09292,
"h": 173.6
},
"luminance": 0.37318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB49C
secondary
#C9A3AD
accent
#5B7ACD
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280