#5FA5A5#5FA5A5
#5FA5A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.071 H 195.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA5A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 165, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 42%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.4%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.39, -22.00, -6.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.39, 23.06, 197.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.61% -0.0682 -0.019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.61% 0.071 195.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9634, 32.0579, 40.4623) |
| Luminance | 0.3206 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.35
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.61
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.32
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA5A5 #A55F5F
analogous
#5FA582 #5FA5A5 #5F82A5
triadic
#5FA5A5 #A55FA5 #A5A55F
tetradic
#5FA5A5 #825FA5 #A55F5F #82A55F
square
#5FA5A5 #825FA5 #A55F5F #82A55F
split-complementary
#5FA5A5 #A55F82 #A5825F
monochromatic
#325858 #487F7F #5FA5A5 #86BBBB #ADD1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#5FA5A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#5FA5A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA5A5
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA5A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA5A5 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9FA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9096A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3EA9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa5a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 165, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.071 195.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c0bf',
500: '#5fa5a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa5a5; $custom-light: #91c0bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa5a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 165,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 28,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67613,
"c": 0.0708,
"h": 195.6
},
"luminance": 0.3206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA5A5
secondary
#BFA0A0
accent
#6363C4
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181