#5FAAA9#5FAAA9
#5FAAA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.075 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FAAA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 170, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 44%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.1%, 0%, 0.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.00, -23.51, -6.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.00, 24.46, 196.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.94% -0.0725 -0.0187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.94% 0.075 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2527, 34.0448, 42.7163) |
| Luminance | 0.3405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.26
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.94
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.99
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FAAA9 #AA5F60
analogous
#5FAA84 #5FAAA9 #5F86AA
triadic
#5FAAA9 #A95FAA #AAA95F
tetradic
#5FAAA9 #845FAA #AA5F60 #86AA5F
square
#5FAAA9 #845FAA #AA5F60 #86AA5F
split-complementary
#5FAAA9 #AA5F86 #AA845F
monochromatic
#315D5D #478584 #5FAAA9 #87BFBE #AFD4D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#5FAAA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#5FAAA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FAAA9
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FAAA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FAAA9 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A3A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949AAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3AAEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5faaa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 170, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.075 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c3c2',
500: '#5faaa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5faaa9; $custom-light: #91c3c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5faaa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 170,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.2,
"s": 30.612,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68944,
"c": 0.07486,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.34047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FAAA9
secondary
#C3A2A2
accent
#6162C7
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1212
muted
#7E8181