#5EB49E#5EB49E
#5EB49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.090 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EB49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 36%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 48%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.64, -31.41, 3.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.64, 31.58, 174.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.96% -0.09 0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.96% 0.09 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1063, 37.4886, 38.1487) |
| Luminance | 0.3749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.97
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.43
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EB49E #B45E74
analogous
#5EB473 #5EB49E #5E9FB4
triadic
#5EB49E #9E5EB4 #B49E5E
tetradic
#5EB49E #735EB4 #B45E74 #9FB45E
square
#5EB49E #735EB4 #B45E74 #9FB45E
split-complementary
#5EB49E #B45E9F #B4735E
monochromatic
#306759 #44917D #5EB49E #88C7B7 #B1DBD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#5EB49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#5EB49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EB49E
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EB49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EB49E | 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)
#AFAB9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A1A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3BB6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5eb49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.090 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91cbba',
500: '#5eb49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5eb49e; $custom-light: #91cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5eb49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.651,
"s": 36.441,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70964,
"c": 0.09035,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.37491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EB49E
secondary
#C9A5AE
accent
#5B78CC
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F6
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0D1311
muted
#7E8280