#5CD9CD#5CD9CD
#5CD9CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.112 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5CD9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 217, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 58%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 0%, 5.5%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.79, -37.43, -4.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.79, 37.70, 186.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.19% -0.1115 -0.0128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.19% 0.112 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2411, 56.3047, 66.4930) |
| Luminance | 0.5631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.64
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.20
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.30
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.64
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.83
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5CD9CD #D95C68
analogous
#5CD98E #5CD9CD #5CA6D9
triadic
#5CD9CD #CD5CD9 #D9CD5C
tetradic
#5CD9CD #8E5CD9 #D95C68 #A6D95C
square
#5CD9CD #8E5CD9 #D95C68 #A6D95C
split-complementary
#5CD9CD #D95CA6 #D98E5C
monochromatic
#23978C #2FC9BA #5CD9CD #8EE5DC #BFF0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#5CD9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.26
#5CD9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5CD9CD
12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5CD9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5CD9CD | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.26 | 12.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFCECD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5cd9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 217, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.112 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96e5dc',
500: '#5cd9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5cd9cd; $custom-light: #96e5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5cd9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 217,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.24,
"s": 62.189,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81194,
"c": 0.11223,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.56309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5CD9CD
secondary
#9C3D46
accent
#1C2CCA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484