#5E888B#5E888B
#5E888B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.046 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E888B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 136, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 19%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 32%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.87, -13.61, -6.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.87, 14.97, 204.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.72% -0.0431 -0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.72% 0.046 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0789, 21.8511, 27.6862) |
| Luminance | 0.2185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.80
Steel Grey
#6F828A
ΔE00 8.07
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.36
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 8.62
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.01
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E888B #8B615E
analogous
#5E8B77 #5E888B #5E718B
triadic
#5E888B #8B5E88 #888B5E
tetradic
#5E888B #775E8B #8B615E #718B5E
square
#5E888B #775E8B #8B615E #718B5E
split-complementary
#5E888B #8B5E71 #8B775E
monochromatic
#2D4142 #456466 #5E888B #7EA5A8 #A3BFC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#5E888B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#5E888B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5E888B
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E888B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E888B | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.37 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82848B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7E8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E8B89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e888b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 136, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.046 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8daaac',
500: '#5e888b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e888b; $custom-light: #8daaac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e888b",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 136,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 19.313,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59715,
"c": 0.0464,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.21852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E888B
secondary
#AF9896
accent
#716CBC
background
#F8FAFA
surface
#F0F4F4
border
#CBCECE
text
#0C1010
muted
#7D7F7F