#5EB3AC#5EB3AC
#5EB3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.083 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EB3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 179, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 36%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 47%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 0%, 3.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, -27.47, -4.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 27.82, 189.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.15% -0.0826 -0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.15% 0.083 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1796, 37.5961, 44.7935) |
| Luminance | 0.3760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.43
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.34
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EB3AC #B35E65
analogous
#5EB381 #5EB3AC #5E8FB3
triadic
#5EB3AC #AC5EB3 #B3AC5E
tetradic
#5EB3AC #815EB3 #B35E65 #8FB35E
square
#5EB3AC #815EB3 #B35E65 #8FB35E
split-complementary
#5EB3AC #B35E8F #B3815E
monochromatic
#306662 #44908A #5EB3AC #88C7C1 #B1DAD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#5EB3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#5EB3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EB3AC
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EB3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EB3AC | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABABAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA1AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#32B7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5eb3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 179, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.083 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92cac4',
500: '#5eb3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5eb3ac; $custom-light: #92cac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5eb3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 179,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.059,
"s": 35.865,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71154,
"c": 0.08348,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.37598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EB3AC
secondary
#C9A4A7
accent
#5C65CC
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281