#5EA79E#5EA79E
#5EA79E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.075 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 167, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 29%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 44%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.7%, 0%, 5.4%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.74, -25.05, -2.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.74, 25.17, 185.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.82% -0.0745 -0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.82% 0.075 185.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6039, 32.4839, 37.3146) |
| Luminance | 0.3249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.87
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.15
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA79E #A75E67
analogous
#5EA779 #5EA79E #5E8BA7
triadic
#5EA79E #9E5EA7 #A79E5E
tetradic
#5EA79E #795EA7 #A75E67 #8BA75E
square
#5EA79E #795EA7 #A75E67 #8BA75E
split-complementary
#5EA79E #A75E8B #A7795E
monochromatic
#315A55 #47817A #5EA79E #86BDB6 #ADD2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#5EA79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#5EA79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA79E
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA79E | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A09E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94979F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3FAAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 167, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.075 185.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c1ba',
500: '#5ea79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea79e; $custom-light: #90c1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 167,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.603,
"s": 29.317,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67815,
"c": 0.07479,
"h": 185.4
},
"luminance": 0.32486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA79E
secondary
#C1A0A4
accent
#626EC6
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180