#5EA59E#5EA59E
#5EA59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.073 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 165, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 43%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.14, -24.05, -3.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.14, 24.28, 187.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.33% -0.072 -0.0094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.33% 0.073 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2404, 31.7567, 37.1934) |
| Luminance | 0.3176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.47
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.19
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.19
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA59E #A55E65
analogous
#5EA57A #5EA59E #5E88A5
triadic
#5EA59E #9E5EA5 #A59E5E
tetradic
#5EA59E #7A5EA5 #A55E65 #88A55E
square
#5EA59E #7A5EA5 #A55E65 #88A55E
split-complementary
#5EA59E #A55E88 #A57A5E
monochromatic
#315854 #477F79 #5EA59E #85BBB6 #ADD1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#5EA59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#5EA59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA59E
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA59E | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9E9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#40A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 165, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.073 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c0ba',
500: '#5ea59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea59e; $custom-light: #90c0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 165,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.085,
"s": 28.287,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67333,
"c": 0.07264,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.31759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA59E
secondary
#BFA0A3
accent
#636DC5
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180