#5EA38E#5EA38E
#5EA38E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.077 H 172.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA38E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 163, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 27%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 42%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 0%, 12.9%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.10, -26.93, 4.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.10, 27.24, 171.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.35% -0.0768 0.0104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.35% 0.077 172.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5938, 30.5255, 30.2874) |
| Luminance | 0.3053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 2.56
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 2.78
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.55
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.04
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.08
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA38E #A35E73
analogous
#5EA36B #5EA38E #5E96A3
triadic
#5EA38E #8E5EA3 #A38E5E
tetradic
#5EA38E #6B5EA3 #A35E73 #96A35E
square
#5EA38E #6B5EA3 #A35E73 #96A35E
split-complementary
#5EA38E #A35E96 #A36B5E
monochromatic
#31564A #477D6C #5EA38E #85B9A9 #ACD0C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#5EA38E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#5EA38E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA38E
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA38E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA38E | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9B8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94938F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#48A49D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea38e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 163, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.077 172.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fbeaf',
500: '#5ea38e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea38e; $custom-light: #8fbeaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea38e",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 163,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.739,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66354,
"c": 0.07748,
"h": 172.2
},
"luminance": 0.30527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA38E
secondary
#BE9FA8
accent
#6481C4
background
#F9FBFA
surface
#F1F7F4
border
#CBD0CE
text
#0D1210
muted
#7E817F