#5EA59A#5EA59A
#5EA59A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.074 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA59A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 165, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 43%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 0%, 6.7%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.03, -25.04, -1.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.03, 25.08, 182.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.21% -0.0738 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.21% 0.074 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9017, 31.6213, 35.4096) |
| Luminance | 0.3162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 2.86
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.14
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.30
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA59A #A55E69
analogous
#5EA576 #5EA59A #5E8CA5
triadic
#5EA59A #9A5EA5 #A59A5E
tetradic
#5EA59A #765EA5 #A55E69 #8CA55E
square
#5EA59A #765EA5 #A55E69 #8CA55E
split-complementary
#5EA59A #A55E8C #A5765E
monochromatic
#315852 #477F76 #5EA59A #85BBB3 #ADD1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#5EA59A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#5EA59A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA59A
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA59A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA59A | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9E9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea59a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 165, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.074 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c0b7',
500: '#5ea59a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea59a; $custom-light: #90c0b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea59a",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 165,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.704,
"s": 28.287,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67205,
"c": 0.07391,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.31623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA59A
secondary
#BFA0A5
accent
#6372C5
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180