#5DD9CC#5DD9CC
#5DD9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.112 H 185.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5DD9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(93, 217, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 62%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.79, -37.50, -3.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.79, 37.71, 186.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.19% -0.1114 -0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.19% 0.112 185.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2213, 56.3085, 65.8640) |
| Luminance | 0.5631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.55
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.48
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.61
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.64
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5DD9CC #D95D6A
analogous
#5DD98E #5DD9CC #5DA8D9
triadic
#5DD9CC #CC5DD9 #D9CC5D
tetradic
#5DD9CC #8E5DD9 #D95D6A #A8D95D
square
#5DD9CC #8E5DD9 #D95D6A #A8D95D
split-complementary
#5DD9CC #D95DA8 #D98E5D
monochromatic
#24988C #2FCAB9 #5DD9CC #8FE5DC #C0F0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#5DD9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.26
#5DD9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5DD9CC
12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5DD9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5DD9CC | 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)
#CFCECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC0CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5dd9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 217, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.112 185.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96e5db',
500: '#5dd9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5dd9cc; $custom-light: #96e5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5dd9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 93,
"g": 217,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.71,
"s": 62,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81195,
"c": 0.11194,
"h": 185.8
},
"luminance": 0.56312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5DD9CC
secondary
#9C3E48
accent
#1C2ECA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484