#5CB49E#5CB49E
#5CB49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.092 H 175.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 49%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.9%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.56, -31.90, 3.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.56, 32.05, 174.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.88% -0.0914 0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.88% 0.092 175.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9038, 37.3842, 38.1392) |
| Luminance | 0.3739 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.76
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.65
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB49E #B45C72
analogous
#5CB472 #5CB49E #5C9EB4
triadic
#5CB49E #9E5CB4 #B49E5C
tetradic
#5CB49E #725CB4 #B45C72 #9EB45C
square
#5CB49E #725CB4 #B45C72 #9EB45C
split-complementary
#5CB49E #B45C9E #B4725C
monochromatic
#2F6659 #42907D #5CB49E #86C7B7 #B0DBD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#5CB49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#5CB49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB49E
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB49E | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAB9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A0A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.092 175.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90cbba',
500: '#5cb49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb49e; $custom-light: #90cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 36.975,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7088,
"c": 0.09174,
"h": 175.2
},
"luminance": 0.37386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB49E
secondary
#C9A3AC
accent
#5B77CD
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280