#5CB5A2#5CB5A2
#5CB5A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.091 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB5A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 181, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 38%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 49%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.2%, 0%, 10.5%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.97, -31.41, 1.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.97, 31.44, 177.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.24% -0.0908 0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.24% 0.091 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4563, 37.9294, 40.0496) |
| Luminance | 0.3793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.19
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB5A2 #B55C6F
analogous
#5CB575 #5CB5A2 #5C9BB5
triadic
#5CB5A2 #A25CB5 #B5A25C
tetradic
#5CB5A2 #755CB5 #B55C6F #9BB55C
square
#5CB5A2 #755CB5 #B55C6F #9BB55C
split-complementary
#5CB5A2 #B55C9B #B5755C
monochromatic
#2F685C #429281 #5CB5A2 #86C8BA #B0DBD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#5CB5A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#5CB5A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB5A2
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB5A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB5A2 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFACA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A1A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#34B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb5a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 181, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.091 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90cbbd',
500: '#5cb5a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb5a2; $custom-light: #90cbbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb5a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 181,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.191,
"s": 37.553,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71241,
"c": 0.09083,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.37932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB5A2
secondary
#C9A3AB
accent
#5A73CE
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281