#5FA79D#5FA79D
#5FA79D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.074 H 184.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA79D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 167, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 29%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 43%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.1%, 0%, 6%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.76, -25.04, -1.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.76, 25.11, 184.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.83% -0.0741 -0.0055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.83% 0.074 184.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6214, 32.5028, 36.8680) |
| Luminance | 0.3251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.59
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.88
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA79D #A75F69
analogous
#5FA779 #5FA79D #5F8DA7
triadic
#5FA79D #9D5FA7 #A79D5F
tetradic
#5FA79D #795FA7 #A75F69 #8DA75F
square
#5FA79D #795FA7 #A75F69 #8DA75F
split-complementary
#5FA79D #A75F8D #A7795F
monochromatic
#325A54 #478279 #5FA79D #86BDB5 #AED2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#5FA79D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#5FA79D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA79D
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA79D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA79D | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A09D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94979E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa79d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 167, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.074 184.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c1b9',
500: '#5fa79d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa79d; $custom-light: #91c1b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa79d",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 167,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.667,
"s": 29.032,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6783,
"c": 0.07433,
"h": 184.2
},
"luminance": 0.32505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA79D
secondary
#C1A1A5
accent
#6270C5
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180