#5CC9CE#5CC9CE
#5CC9CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.100 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CC9CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 201, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 55%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.3%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.14, -29.63, -11.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.14, 31.95, 202.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.45% -0.094 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.45% 0.1 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4362, 48.5013, 65.8221) |
| Luminance | 0.4850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.12
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.68
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.61
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CC9CE #CE615C
analogous
#5CCE9A #5CC9CE #5C90CE
triadic
#5CC9CE #CE5CC9 #C9CE5C
tetradic
#5CC9CE #9A5CCE #CE615C #90CE5C
square
#5CC9CE #9A5CCE #CE615C #90CE5C
split-complementary
#5CC9CE #CE5C90 #CE9A5C
monochromatic
#298387 #37B0B6 #5CC9CE #8BD9DC #BAE8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#5CC9CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#5CC9CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CC9CE
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CC9CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CC9CE | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB3CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cc9ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 201, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.100 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95d9dc',
500: '#5cc9ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cc9ce; $custom-light: #95d9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cc9ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 201,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.632,
"s": 53.774,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77448,
"c": 0.09968,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.48505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CC9CE
secondary
#DAAEAC
accent
#514BDD
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383