#5FA79C#5FA79C
#5FA79C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.075 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA79C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 167, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 29%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 43%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.1%, 0%, 6.6%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.73, -25.29, -1.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.73, 25.33, 183.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.8% -0.0746 -0.0041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.8% 0.075 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5364, 32.4688, 36.4202) |
| Luminance | 0.3247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.36
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.64
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA79C #A75F6A
analogous
#5FA778 #5FA79C #5F8EA7
triadic
#5FA79C #9C5FA7 #A79C5F
tetradic
#5FA79C #785FA7 #A75F6A #8EA75F
square
#5FA79C #785FA7 #A75F6A #8EA75F
split-complementary
#5FA79C #A75F8E #A7785F
monochromatic
#325A54 #478279 #5FA79C #86BDB4 #AED2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#5FA79C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#5FA79C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA79C
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA79C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA79C | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A09C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42AAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa79c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 167, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.075 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c1b9',
500: '#5fa79c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa79c; $custom-light: #91c1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa79c",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 167,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.833,
"s": 29.032,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67799,
"c": 0.07468,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.32471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA79C
secondary
#C1A1A6
accent
#6272C5
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180