#5CD9CB#5CD9CB
#5CD9CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.113 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CD9CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 217, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 58%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 0%, 6.5%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.73, -37.94, -3.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.73, 38.11, 185.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.13% -0.1124 -0.0102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.13% 0.113 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0012, 56.2088, 65.2296) |
| Luminance | 0.5621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.41
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.72
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.09
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.85
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CD9CB #D95C6A
analogous
#5CD98C #5CD9CB #5CA8D9
triadic
#5CD9CB #CB5CD9 #D9CB5C
tetradic
#5CD9CB #8C5CD9 #D95C6A #A8D95C
square
#5CD9CB #8C5CD9 #D95C6A #A8D95C
split-complementary
#5CD9CB #D95CA8 #D98C5C
monochromatic
#23978A #2FC9B8 #5CD9CB #8EE5DB #BFF0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#5CD9CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.24
#5CD9CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CD9CB
12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CD9CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CD9CB | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.24 | 12.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFCECB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cd9cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 217, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.113 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96e5da',
500: '#5cd9cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cd9cb; $custom-light: #96e5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cd9cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 217,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.28,
"s": 62.189,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81132,
"c": 0.11282,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.56213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CD9CB
secondary
#9C3D48
accent
#1C2FCA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483