#5EA49C#5EA49C
#5EA49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.072 H 186.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 164, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 43%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 0%, 4.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.78, -24.04, -2.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.78, 24.20, 186.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.03% -0.0717 -0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.03% 0.072 186.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8900, 31.3291, 36.2343) |
| Luminance | 0.3133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.69
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.76
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA49C #A45E66
analogous
#5EA479 #5EA49C #5E89A4
triadic
#5EA49C #9C5EA4 #A49C5E
tetradic
#5EA49C #795EA4 #A45E66 #89A45E
square
#5EA49C #795EA4 #A45E66 #89A45E
split-complementary
#5EA49C #A45E89 #A4795E
monochromatic
#315752 #477E77 #5EA49C #85BAB4 #ACD0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#5EA49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.27
#5EA49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA49C
7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA49C | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.27 | 7.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9D9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#41A7A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 164, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.072 186.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bfb9',
500: '#5ea49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea49c; $custom-light: #90bfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 164,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.143,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67027,
"c": 0.07211,
"h": 186.2
},
"luminance": 0.31331
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA49C
secondary
#BE9FA3
accent
#646FC4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180