#5FA99D#5FA99D
#5FA99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.077 H 182.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 169, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 30%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 44%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.8%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.36, -26.04, -1.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.36, 26.06, 182.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.31% -0.0766 -0.0031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.31% 0.077 182.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9907, 33.2412, 36.9910) |
| Luminance | 0.3324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.75
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.99
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.18
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.23
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA99D #A95F6B
analogous
#5FA978 #5FA99D #5F90A9
triadic
#5FA99D #9D5FA9 #A99D5F
tetradic
#5FA99D #785FA9 #A95F6B #90A95F
square
#5FA99D #785FA9 #A95F6B #90A95F
split-complementary
#5FA99D #A95F90 #A9785F
monochromatic
#325C55 #47847A #5FA99D #87BEB5 #AFD4CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#5FA99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#5FA99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA99D
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA99D | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 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)
#A3A19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96989E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#41ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 169, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.077 182.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c3b9',
500: '#5fa99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa99d; $custom-light: #91c3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 169,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.27,
"s": 30.081,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68313,
"c": 0.07662,
"h": 182.3
},
"luminance": 0.33243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA99D
secondary
#C2A2A7
accent
#6172C6
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180