#5EA3AA#5EA3AA
#5EA3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.071 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 163, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 45%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.7%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.91, -19.90, -10.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.91, 22.47, 207.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% -0.0644 -0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.071 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9662, 31.4744, 42.7820) |
| Luminance | 0.3148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.92
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.21
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.98
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.27
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA3AA #AA655E
analogous
#5EAA8B #5EA3AA #5E7DAA
triadic
#5EA3AA #AA5EA3 #A3AA5E
tetradic
#5EA3AA #8B5EAA #AA655E #7DAA5E
square
#5EA3AA #8B5EAA #AA655E #7DAA5E
split-complementary
#5EA3AA #AA5E7D #AA8B5E
monochromatic
#31595D #467F85 #5EA3AA #86BABF #AED1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#5EA3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#5EA3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA3AA
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA3AA | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999EAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D94AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#39A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 163, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.071 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bec3',
500: '#5ea3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea3aa; $custom-light: #90bec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 163,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.526,
"s": 30.894,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67264,
"c": 0.07054,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.31476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA3AA
secondary
#C3A4A1
accent
#6A61C7
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181