#5EA6AE#5EA6AE
#5EA6AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.073 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA6AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 166, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 46%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.92, -20.38, -11.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.92, 23.23, 208.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.12% -0.0664 -0.0307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.12% 0.073 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8894, 32.7060, 44.9848) |
| Luminance | 0.3271 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.21
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.83
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.43
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA6AE #AE665E
analogous
#5EAE8E #5EA6AE #5E7EAE
triadic
#5EA6AE #AE5EA6 #A6AE5E
tetradic
#5EA6AE #8E5EAE #AE665E #7EAE5E
square
#5EA6AE #8E5EAE #AE665E #7EAE5E
split-complementary
#5EA6AE #AE5E7E #AE8E5E
monochromatic
#315C61 #45838A #5EA6AE #87BDC2 #AFD3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#5EA6AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#5EA6AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA6AE
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA6AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA6AE | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F97AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#35ABA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea6ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 166, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.073 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c0c6',
500: '#5ea6ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea6ae; $custom-light: #91c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea6ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 166,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 33.058,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6812,
"c": 0.07313,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.32708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA6AE
secondary
#C5A6A3
accent
#695FC9
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182