#5EA49E#5EA49E
#5EA49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.072 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 164, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 43%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.84, -23.54, -3.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.84, 23.84, 189.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.09% -0.0708 -0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.09% 0.072 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0607, 31.3974, 37.1335) |
| Luminance | 0.3140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.97
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.20
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.07
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.25
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.42
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA49E #A45E64
analogous
#5EA47B #5EA49E #5E87A4
triadic
#5EA49E #9E5EA4 #A49E5E
tetradic
#5EA49E #7B5EA4 #A45E64 #87A45E
square
#5EA49E #7B5EA4 #A45E64 #87A45E
split-complementary
#5EA49E #A45E87 #A47B5E
monochromatic
#315753 #477E79 #5EA49E #85BAB6 #ACD0CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#5EA49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.28
#5EA49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA49E
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA49E | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.28 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9D9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#40A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 164, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.072 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bfba',
500: '#5ea49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea49e; $custom-light: #90bfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 164,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.857,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67092,
"c": 0.0716,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.31399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA49E
secondary
#BE9FA2
accent
#646CC4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180