#5CD9C3#5CD9C3
#5CD9C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.558; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.116 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CD9C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 217, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 58%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 0%, 10.1%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.52, -39.95, 0.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.52, 39.96, 179.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.89% -0.1159 0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.89% 0.116 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0723, 55.8372, 60.3377) |
| Luminance | 0.5584 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.27
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.28
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.36
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.40
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.63
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CD9C3 #D95C72
analogous
#5CD984 #5CD9C3 #5CB0D9
triadic
#5CD9C3 #C35CD9 #D9C35C
tetradic
#5CD9C3 #845CD9 #D95C72 #B0D95C
square
#5CD9C3 #845CD9 #D95C72 #B0D95C
split-complementary
#5CD9C3 #D95CB0 #D9845C
monochromatic
#239783 #2FC9AE #5CD9C3 #8EE5D5 #BFF0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#5CD9C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.17
#5CD9C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CD9C3
12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CD9C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CD9C3 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.17 | 12.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1CDC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBFC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cd9c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 217, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.116 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96e5d5',
500: '#5cd9c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cd9c3; $custom-light: #96e5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cd9c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 217,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.44,
"s": 62.189,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80891,
"c": 0.11587,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.55841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CD9C3
secondary
#9C3D4E
accent
#1C3ACA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483