#5EA49B#5EA49B
#5EA49B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.072 H 185.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA49B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 164, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 43%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 0%, 5.5%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.76, -24.29, -2.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.76, 24.40, 185.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.99% -0.0721 -0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.99% 0.072 185.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8056, 31.2954, 35.7902) |
| Luminance | 0.3130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.19
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.45
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.00
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA49B #A45E67
analogous
#5EA478 #5EA49B #5E8AA4
triadic
#5EA49B #9B5EA4 #A49B5E
tetradic
#5EA49B #785EA4 #A45E67 #8AA45E
square
#5EA49B #785EA4 #A45E67 #8AA45E
split-complementary
#5EA49B #A45E8A #A4785E
monochromatic
#315752 #477E77 #5EA49B #85BAB3 #ACD0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#5EA49B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#5EA49B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA49B
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA49B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA49B | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9D9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#41A7A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea49b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 164, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.072 185.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bfb8',
500: '#5ea49b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea49b; $custom-light: #90bfb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea49b",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 164,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.286,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66994,
"c": 0.07241,
"h": 185.1
},
"luminance": 0.31297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA49B
secondary
#BE9FA3
accent
#6470C4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180