#5FA59E#5FA59E
#5FA59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.072 H 187.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 165, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 42%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 0%, 4.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.19, -23.79, -3.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.19, 24.01, 187.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.38% -0.0712 -0.0092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.38% 0.072 187.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3436, 31.8100, 37.1983) |
| Luminance | 0.3181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.44
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.08
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA59E #A55F66
analogous
#5FA57B #5FA59E #5F89A5
triadic
#5FA59E #9E5FA5 #A59E5F
tetradic
#5FA59E #7B5FA5 #A55F66 #89A55F
square
#5FA59E #7B5FA5 #A55F66 #89A55F
split-complementary
#5FA59E #A55F89 #A57B5F
monochromatic
#325854 #487F7A #5FA59E #86BBB6 #ADD1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#5FA59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#5FA59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA59E
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA59E | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9E9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42A8A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 165, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.072 187.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c0ba',
500: '#5fa59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa59e; $custom-light: #90c0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 165,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174,
"s": 28,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6738,
"c": 0.07183,
"h": 187.4
},
"luminance": 0.31812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA59E
secondary
#BFA0A3
accent
#636DC4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180