#5FA8A8#5FA8A8
#5FA8A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.073 H 195.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 168, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 30%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 43%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 0%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.37, -22.75, -7.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.37, 23.84, 197.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.43% -0.0705 -0.0197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.43% 0.073 195.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7871, 33.2633, 42.0998) |
| Luminance | 0.3327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.83
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.99
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.37
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA8A8 #A85F5F
analogous
#5FA884 #5FA8A8 #5F84A8
triadic
#5FA8A8 #A85FA8 #A8A85F
tetradic
#5FA8A8 #845FA8 #A85F5F #84A85F
square
#5FA8A8 #845FA8 #A85F5F #84A85F
split-complementary
#5FA8A8 #A85F84 #A8845F
monochromatic
#325B5B #478383 #5FA8A8 #87BEBE #AED3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#5FA8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#5FA8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA8A8
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA8A8 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A2A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9398A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3BACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 168, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.073 195.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c2c1',
500: '#5fa8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa8a8; $custom-light: #91c2c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 168,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 29.555,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68432,
"c": 0.07322,
"h": 195.6
},
"luminance": 0.33265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA8A8
secondary
#C1A1A1
accent
#6262C6
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F1F7F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181