#5EB3AA#5EB3AA
#5EB3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.084 H 186.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EB3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 179, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 36%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 47%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 0%, 5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.67, -27.98, -3.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.67, 28.18, 186.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.09% -0.0834 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.09% 0.084 186.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9889, 37.5198, 43.7895) |
| Luminance | 0.3752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.20
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.04
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.37
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EB3AA #B35E67
analogous
#5EB37F #5EB3AA #5E91B3
triadic
#5EB3AA #AA5EB3 #B3AA5E
tetradic
#5EB3AA #7F5EB3 #B35E67 #91B35E
square
#5EB3AA #7F5EB3 #B35E67 #91B35E
split-complementary
#5EB3AA #B35E91 #B37F5E
monochromatic
#306661 #449088 #5EB3AA #88C7C0 #B1DAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#5EB3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#5EB3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EB3AA
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EB3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EB3AA | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABABAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA0AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#34B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5eb3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 179, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.084 186.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92cac3',
500: '#5eb3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5eb3aa; $custom-light: #92cac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5eb3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 179,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.647,
"s": 35.865,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7109,
"c": 0.08399,
"h": 186.5
},
"luminance": 0.37522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EB3AA
secondary
#C9A4A8
accent
#5C68CC
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F7
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281