#5DD9CA#5DD9CA
#5DD9CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.113 H 184.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5DD9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(93, 217, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 6.9%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.73, -38.01, -3.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.73, 38.13, 184.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.13% -0.1122 -0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.13% 0.113 184.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9830, 56.2131, 64.6088) |
| Luminance | 0.5622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.42
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.03
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.78
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.35
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 6.77
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5DD9CA #D95D6C
analogous
#5DD98C #5DD9CA #5DAAD9
triadic
#5DD9CA #CA5DD9 #D9CA5D
tetradic
#5DD9CA #8C5DD9 #D95D6C #AAD95D
square
#5DD9CA #8C5DD9 #D95D6C #AAD95D
split-complementary
#5DD9CA #D95DAA #D98C5D
monochromatic
#24988A #2FCAB7 #5DD9CA #8FE5DA #C0F0EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#5DD9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.24
#5DD9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5DD9CA
12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5DD9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5DD9CA | 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)
#CFCECA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5dd9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 217, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.113 184.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96e5da',
500: '#5dd9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5dd9ca; $custom-light: #96e5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5dd9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 93,
"g": 217,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.742,
"s": 62,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81134,
"c": 0.11257,
"h": 184.4
},
"luminance": 0.56217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5DD9CA
secondary
#9C3E49
accent
#1C31CA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483