#5E9B95#5E9B95
#5E9B95 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.064 H 187.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E9B95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 155, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 24%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 39%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.4%, 0%, 3.9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.88, -21.20, -3.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.88, 21.42, 188.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.63% -0.0636 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.63% 0.064 187.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7602, 27.9908, 32.6841) |
| Luminance | 0.2799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.28
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.40
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.58
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E9B95 #9B5E64
analogous
#5E9B77 #5E9B95 #5E839B
triadic
#5E9B95 #955E9B #9B955E
tetradic
#5E9B95 #775E9B #9B5E64 #839B5E
square
#5E9B95 #775E9B #9B5E64 #839B5E
split-complementary
#5E9B95 #9B5E83 #9B775E
monochromatic
#304F4C #477570 #5E9B95 #83B4AF #A9CBC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#5E9B95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.60
#5E9B95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5E9B95
6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E9B95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E9B95 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959595
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8D96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#469E99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e9b95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 155, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.064 187.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fb8b4',
500: '#5e9b95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e9b95; $custom-light: #8fb8b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e9b95",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 155,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.098,
"s": 24.498,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64626,
"c": 0.06417,
"h": 187.7
},
"luminance": 0.27992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E9B95
secondary
#B99C9F
accent
#6770C1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1111
muted
#7D8080