#5FA59A#5FA59A
#5FA59A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.073 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA59A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 165, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 42%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 0%, 6.7%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.07, -24.78, -1.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.07, 24.81, 182.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.25% -0.073 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.25% 0.073 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0049, 31.6745, 35.4144) |
| Luminance | 0.3168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 2.83
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.12
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.44
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.39
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA59A #A55F6A
analogous
#5FA577 #5FA59A #5F8DA5
triadic
#5FA59A #9A5FA5 #A59A5F
tetradic
#5FA59A #775FA5 #A55F6A #8DA55F
square
#5FA59A #775FA5 #A55F6A #8DA55F
split-complementary
#5FA59A #A55F8D #A5775F
monochromatic
#325852 #487F76 #5FA59A #86BBB3 #ADD1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#5FA59A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.34
#5FA59A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA59A
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA59A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA59A | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9E9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#44A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa59a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 165, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.073 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c0b7',
500: '#5fa59a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa59a; $custom-light: #90c0b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa59a",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 165,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.571,
"s": 28,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67252,
"c": 0.0731,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.31676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA59A
secondary
#BFA0A5
accent
#6373C4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180