#5EA4AD#5EA4AD
#5EA4AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.072 H 206.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA4AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 164, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 33%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 46%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.7%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.30, -19.61, -11.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.30, 22.75, 210.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.61% -0.0644 -0.0318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.61% 0.072 206.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4315, 31.9457, 44.3531) |
| Luminance | 0.3195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.36
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.49
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.01
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.94
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA4AD #AD675E
analogous
#5EAD8E #5EA4AD #5E7DAD
triadic
#5EA4AD #AD5EA4 #A4AD5E
tetradic
#5EA4AD #8E5EAD #AD675E #7DAD5E
square
#5EA4AD #8E5EAD #AD675E #7DAD5E
split-complementary
#5EA4AD #AD5E7D #AD8E5E
monochromatic
#315A60 #458188 #5EA4AD #87BBC2 #AFD2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#5EA4AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#5EA4AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA4AD
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA4AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA4AD | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D95AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#36A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea4ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 164, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.072 206.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91bfc5',
500: '#5ea4ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea4ad; $custom-light: #91bfc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea4ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 164,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.835,
"s": 32.51,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67609,
"c": 0.07179,
"h": 206.3
},
"luminance": 0.31948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA4AD
secondary
#C5A6A2
accent
#6B5FC9
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181