#5FA3AD#5FA3AD
#5FA3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.070 H 207.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 32%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 45%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.05, -18.84, -11.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.05, 22.29, 212.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.42% -0.0624 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.42% 0.07 207.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3565, 31.6425, 44.2985) |
| Luminance | 0.3164 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.62
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.73
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.83
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.40
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.46
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA3AD #AD695F
analogous
#5FAD90 #5FA3AD #5F7CAD
triadic
#5FA3AD #AD5FA3 #A3AD5F
tetradic
#5FA3AD #905FAD #AD695F #7CAD5F
square
#5FA3AD #905FAD #AD695F #7CAD5F
split-complementary
#5FA3AD #AD5F7C #AD905F
monochromatic
#315A60 #468089 #5FA3AD #87BAC2 #B0D2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#5FA3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#5FA3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA3AD
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA3AD | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999EAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C94AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#39A8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.070 207.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91bec5',
500: '#5fa3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa3ad; $custom-light: #91bec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.692,
"s": 32.231,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6742,
"c": 0.07047,
"h": 207.7
},
"luminance": 0.31644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA3AD
secondary
#C5A7A3
accent
#6D5FC8
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181