#5EA499#5EA499
#5EA499 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.073 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA499 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 164, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 43%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 0%, 6.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.70, -24.79, -1.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.70, 24.82, 182.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.93% -0.073 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.93% 0.073 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6391, 31.2288, 34.9129) |
| Luminance | 0.3123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 2.61
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 3.89
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.13
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA499 #A45E69
analogous
#5EA476 #5EA499 #5E8CA4
triadic
#5EA499 #995EA4 #A4995E
tetradic
#5EA499 #765EA4 #A45E69 #8CA45E
square
#5EA499 #765EA4 #A45E69 #8CA45E
split-complementary
#5EA499 #A45E8C #A4765E
monochromatic
#315751 #477E75 #5EA499 #85BAB2 #ACD0CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#5EA499 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#5EA499 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA499
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA499 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA499 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9D99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea499; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 164, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.073 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bfb7',
500: '#5ea499',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea499; $custom-light: #90bfb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea499",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 164,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.571,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66931,
"c": 0.07312,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.31231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA499
secondary
#BE9FA4
accent
#6473C4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180