#5EA2AC#5EA2AC
#5EA2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.070 H 207.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 162, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 32%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 45%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.67, -18.84, -11.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.67, 22.29, 212.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.1% -0.0624 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.1% 0.07 207.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9800, 31.1970, 43.7270) |
| Luminance | 0.3120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.50
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.86
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.25
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.53
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA2AC #AC685E
analogous
#5EAC8F #5EA2AC #5E7BAC
triadic
#5EA2AC #AC5EA2 #A2AC5E
tetradic
#5EA2AC #8F5EAC #AC685E #7BAC5E
square
#5EA2AC #8F5EAC #AC685E #7BAC5E
split-complementary
#5EA2AC #AC5E7B #AC8F5E
monochromatic
#31595F #467F87 #5EA2AC #86B9C1 #AFD1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#5EA2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.24
#5EA2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA2AC
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA2AC | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.24 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B93AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#38A7A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 162, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.070 207.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bdc4',
500: '#5ea2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea2ac; $custom-light: #90bdc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 162,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.692,
"s": 31.967,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67099,
"c": 0.07047,
"h": 207.7
},
"luminance": 0.31199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA2AC
secondary
#C4A6A2
accent
#6D60C8
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181