#5CB99E#5CB99E
#5CB99E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.098 H 172.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 185, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 40%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 14.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.07, -34.25, 5.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.07, 34.66, 171.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% -0.0972 0.0134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.098 172.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9315, 39.4395, 38.4818) |
| Luminance | 0.3944 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.90
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.62
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.10
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB99E #B95C77
analogous
#5CB970 #5CB99E #5CA5B9
triadic
#5CB99E #9E5CB9 #B99E5C
tetradic
#5CB99E #705CB9 #B95C77 #A5B95C
square
#5CB99E #705CB9 #B95C77 #A5B95C
split-complementary
#5CB99E #B95CA5 #B9705C
monochromatic
#2E6C5A #41977E #5CB99E #87CBB7 #B2DED1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#5CB99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.89
#5CB99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB99E
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB99E | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.89 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AF9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A4A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#35BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 185, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.098 172.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91ceba',
500: '#5cb99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb99e; $custom-light: #91ceba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 185,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.581,
"s": 39.914,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72098,
"c": 0.09813,
"h": 172.2
},
"luminance": 0.39442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB99E
secondary
#CCA5B0
accent
#587BD0
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F9F6
border
#CCD2D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7E8280