#5CB8A8#5CB8A8
#5CB8A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.092 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 184, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 39%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 50%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 8.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.03, -31.37, -0.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.03, 31.37, 180.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.15% -0.0915 -0.0013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.15% 0.092 180.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6190, 39.3810, 43.1313) |
| Luminance | 0.3938 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.17
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.29
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.33
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB8A8 #B85C6C
analogous
#5CB87A #5CB8A8 #5C9AB8
triadic
#5CB8A8 #A85CB8 #B8A85C
tetradic
#5CB8A8 #7A5CB8 #B85C6C #9AB85C
square
#5CB8A8 #7A5CB8 #B85C6C #9AB85C
split-complementary
#5CB8A8 #B85C9A #B87A5C
monochromatic
#2F6B60 #419687 #5CB8A8 #87CBBF #B1DDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#5CB8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#5CB8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB8A8
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB8A8 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AFA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2EBBB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 184, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.092 180.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91cdc1',
500: '#5cb8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb8a8; $custom-light: #91cdc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 184,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.565,
"s": 39.316,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7215,
"c": 0.09155,
"h": 180.8
},
"luminance": 0.39383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB8A8
secondary
#CBA4AB
accent
#596DCF
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F9F7
border
#CCD2D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281