#5EB4AB#5EB4AB
#5EB4AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.085 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EB4AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 180, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 36%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 48%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.8%, 0%, 5%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.99, -28.21, -3.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.99, 28.42, 186.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.36% -0.0842 -0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.36% 0.085 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2850, 37.9601, 44.3567) |
| Luminance | 0.3796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.06
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.92
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.22
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.26
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EB4AB #B45E67
analogous
#5EB480 #5EB4AB #5E92B4
triadic
#5EB4AB #AB5EB4 #B4AB5E
tetradic
#5EB4AB #805EB4 #B45E67 #92B45E
square
#5EB4AB #805EB4 #B45E67 #92B45E
split-complementary
#5EB4AB #B45E92 #B4805E
monochromatic
#306762 #449189 #5EB4AB #88C7C1 #B1DBD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#5EB4AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#5EB4AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EB4AB
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EB4AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EB4AB | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACACAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA1AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#33B7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5eb4ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 180, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.085 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92cbc4',
500: '#5eb4ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5eb4ab; $custom-light: #92cbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5eb4ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 180,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.721,
"s": 36.441,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71362,
"c": 0.08474,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.37962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EB4AB
secondary
#C9A5A8
accent
#5B67CC
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281