#5EA4AE#5EA4AE
#5EA4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.072 H 207.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 164, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 46%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.33, -19.34, -12.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.33, 22.79, 211.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.65% -0.064 -0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.65% 0.072 207.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5286, 31.9846, 44.8646) |
| Luminance | 0.3199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.71
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.42
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.05
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.37
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA4AE #AE685E
analogous
#5EAE90 #5EA4AE #5E7CAE
triadic
#5EA4AE #AE5EA4 #A4AE5E
tetradic
#5EA4AE #905EAE #AE685E #7CAE5E
square
#5EA4AE #905EAE #AE685E #7CAE5E
split-complementary
#5EA4AE #AE5E7C #AE905E
monochromatic
#315B61 #45818A #5EA4AE #87BBC2 #AFD2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#5EA4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#5EA4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA4AE
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA4AE | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C95AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#36A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 164, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.072 207.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91bfc6',
500: '#5ea4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea4ae; $custom-light: #91bfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 164,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.5,
"s": 33.058,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67646,
"c": 0.07205,
"h": 207.4
},
"luminance": 0.31987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA4AE
secondary
#C5A7A3
accent
#6C5FC9
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182