#5FAB9C#5FAB9C
#5FAB9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.079 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FAB9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 171, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 44%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 0%, 8.8%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.93, -27.28, 0.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.93, 27.28, 179.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.77% -0.0794 0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.77% 0.079 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2806, 33.9571, 36.6682) |
| Luminance | 0.3396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.05
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.15
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.52
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.95
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FAB9C #AB5F6E
analogous
#5FAB76 #5FAB9C #5F94AB
triadic
#5FAB9C #9C5FAB #AB9C5F
tetradic
#5FAB9C #765FAB #AB5F6E #94AB5F
square
#5FAB9C #765FAB #AB5F6E #94AB5F
split-complementary
#5FAB9C #AB5F94 #AB765F
monochromatic
#315E55 #47867A #5FAB9C #87C0B5 #AFD5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#5FAB9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#5FAB9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FAB9C
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FAB9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FAB9C | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A39B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999A9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#41ADA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fab9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 171, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.079 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c4b9',
500: '#5fab9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fab9c; $custom-light: #91c4b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fab9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 171,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.158,
"s": 31.148,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68766,
"c": 0.07943,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.33959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FAB9C
secondary
#C3A2A9
accent
#6075C7
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180