#5F9CA5#5F9CA5
#5F9CA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.065 H 207.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5F9CA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 156, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 42%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 5.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.72, -17.31, -10.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.72, 20.46, 212.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.47% -0.0571 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.47% 0.065 207.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3968, 28.9247, 39.9401) |
| Luminance | 0.2893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.20
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.90
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.36
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5F9CA5 #A5685F
analogous
#5FA58B #5F9CA5 #5F79A5
triadic
#5F9CA5 #A55F9C #9CA55F
tetradic
#5F9CA5 #8B5FA5 #A5685F #79A55F
square
#5F9CA5 #8B5FA5 #A5685F #79A55F
split-complementary
#5F9CA5 #A55F79 #A58B5F
monochromatic
#325358 #48787F #5F9CA5 #86B4BB #ADCCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#5F9CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#5F9CA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5F9CA5
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5F9CA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5F9CA5 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878FA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#40A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5f9ca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 156, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.065 207.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90b9bf',
500: '#5f9ca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5f9ca5; $custom-light: #90b9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5f9ca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 156,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.714,
"s": 28,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6547,
"c": 0.0645,
"h": 207.7
},
"luminance": 0.28926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5F9CA5
secondary
#BFA4A0
accent
#7063C4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1112
muted
#7E8081