#5FA99E#5FA99E
#5FA99E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.076 H 183.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FA99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 169, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 30%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 44%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.8%, 0%, 6.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.38, -25.79, -1.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.38, 25.84, 183.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.35% -0.0761 -0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.35% 0.076 183.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0764, 33.2755, 37.4425) |
| Luminance | 0.3328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.91
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.18
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.14
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FA99E #A95F6A
analogous
#5FA979 #5FA99E #5F8FA9
triadic
#5FA99E #9E5FA9 #A99E5F
tetradic
#5FA99E #795FA9 #A95F6A #8FA95F
square
#5FA99E #795FA9 #A95F6A #8FA95F
split-complementary
#5FA99E #A95F8F #A9795F
monochromatic
#325C56 #47847B #5FA99E #87BEB6 #AFD4CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#5FA99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#5FA99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FA99E
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FA99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FA99E | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A29E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96989F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#41ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fa99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 169, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.076 183.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c3ba',
500: '#5fa99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fa99e; $custom-light: #91c3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fa99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 169,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.081,
"s": 30.081,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68345,
"c": 0.07625,
"h": 183.4
},
"luminance": 0.33277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FA99E
secondary
#C2A2A6
accent
#6170C6
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180