#5D9999#5D9999

#5D9999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.062 H 195.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D9999
RGB	rgb(93, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(180, 39%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.2%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.35, -19.41, -6.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.35, 20.36, 197.56°)
OKLab	oklab(64.23% -0.0601 -0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(64.23% 0.062 195.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6531, 27.4080, 34.2801)
Luminance	0.2741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D9999 #995D5D

analogous

#5D997B #5D9999 #5D7B99

triadic

#5D9999 #995D99 #99995D

tetradic

#5D9999 #7B5D99 #995D5D #7B995D

square

#5D9999 #7B5D99 #995D5D #7B995D

split-complementary

#5D9999 #995D7B #997B5D

monochromatic

#2F4D4D #467373 #5D9999 #81B2B2 #A7C9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.24

#5D9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.48

#5D9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5D9999

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5D9999	1.00	3.24	6.48	6.48
#FFFFFF	3.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#878B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#439D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.062 195.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eb7b7',
    500: '#5d9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d9999;
$custom-light: #8eb7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 24.39,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64227,
    "c": 0.06248,
    "h": 195.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D9999

secondary

#B89A9A

accent

#6767C1

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0D1111

muted

#7D8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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