#5FA5AE#5FA5AE
#5FA5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.072 H 206.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 165, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 45%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.67, -19.62, -11.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.67, 22.76, 210.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.93% -0.0644 -0.0317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.93% 0.072 206.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8115, 32.3971, 44.9293) |
| Luminance | 0.3240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.39
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.17
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA5AE #AE685F
analogous
#5FAE8F #5FA5AE #5F7EAE
triadic
#5FA5AE #AE5FA5 #A5AE5F
tetradic
#5FA5AE #8F5FAE #AE685F #7EAE5F
square
#5FA5AE #8F5FAE #AE685F #7EAE5F
split-complementary
#5FA5AE #AE5F7E #AE8F5F
monochromatic
#315C61 #46828A #5FA5AE #88BCC3 #B0D3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#5FA5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#5FA5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA5AE
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA5AE | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA0AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#38AAA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 165, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.072 206.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c0c6',
500: '#5fa5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa5ae; $custom-light: #91c0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 165,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.835,
"s": 32.78,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67929,
"c": 0.07178,
"h": 206.3
},
"luminance": 0.32399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA5AE
secondary
#C6A7A3
accent
#6B5FC9
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182