#5CB9AF#5CB9AF
#5CB9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.090 H 186.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CB9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 185, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 40%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 0%, 5.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.52, -30.09, -3.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.52, 30.28, 186.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.61% -0.0896 -0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.61% 0.09 186.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4972, 40.0658, 46.7282) |
| Luminance | 0.4007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.46
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.19
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.79
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CB9AF #B95C66
analogous
#5CB981 #5CB9AF #5C95B9
triadic
#5CB9AF #AF5CB9 #B9AF5C
tetradic
#5CB9AF #815CB9 #B95C66 #95B95C
square
#5CB9AF #815CB9 #B95C66 #95B95C
split-complementary
#5CB9AF #B95C95 #B9815C
monochromatic
#2E6C66 #41978E #5CB9AF #87CBC4 #B2DED9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#5CB9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#5CB9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CB9AF
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CB9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CB9AF | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B0AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A5B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#27BDB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cb9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 185, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.090 186.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91cec6',
500: '#5cb9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cb9af; $custom-light: #91cec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cb9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 185,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.548,
"s": 39.914,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72609,
"c": 0.09009,
"h": 186.2
},
"luminance": 0.40068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CB9AF
secondary
#CCA5A9
accent
#5865D0
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F9F8
border
#CCD2D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282