#5CB4AC#5CB4AC
#5CB4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.086 H 187.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 180, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 49%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.9%, 0%, 4.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.94, -28.42, -4.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.94, 28.72, 188.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.31% -0.0851 -0.0115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.31% 0.086 187.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1782, 37.8940, 44.8511) |
| Luminance | 0.3790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.97
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.32
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.46
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB4AC #B45C64
analogous
#5CB480 #5CB4AC #5C90B4
triadic
#5CB4AC #AC5CB4 #B4AC5C
tetradic
#5CB4AC #805CB4 #B45C64 #90B45C
square
#5CB4AC #805CB4 #B45C64 #90B45C
split-complementary
#5CB4AC #B45C90 #B4805C
monochromatic
#2F6661 #429089 #5CB4AC #86C7C1 #B0DBD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#5CB4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#5CB4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB4AC
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB4AC | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACACAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA1AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CB8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 180, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.086 187.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91cbc4',
500: '#5cb4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb4ac; $custom-light: #91cbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 180,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.545,
"s": 36.975,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71311,
"c": 0.08592,
"h": 187.7
},
"luminance": 0.37896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB4AC
secondary
#C9A3A6
accent
#5B65CD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281