#5FAB9D#5FAB9D
#5FAB9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.079 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FAB9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 171, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 44%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 0%, 8.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.96, -27.03, -0.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.96, 27.03, 180.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.8% -0.079 -0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.8% 0.079 180.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3656, 33.9911, 37.1160) |
| Luminance | 0.3399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.11
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.26
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.77
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.16
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FAB9D #AB5F6D
analogous
#5FAB77 #5FAB9D #5F93AB
triadic
#5FAB9D #9D5FAB #AB9D5F
tetradic
#5FAB9D #775FAB #AB5F6D #93AB5F
square
#5FAB9D #775FAB #AB5F6D #93AB5F
split-complementary
#5FAB9D #AB5F93 #AB775F
monochromatic
#315E56 #47867B #5FAB9D #87C0B6 #AFD5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#5FAB9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#5FAB9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FAB9D
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FAB9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FAB9D | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A39C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989A9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#41ADA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fab9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 171, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.079 180.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c4b9',
500: '#5fab9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fab9d; $custom-light: #91c4b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fab9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 171,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.947,
"s": 31.148,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68797,
"c": 0.07898,
"h": 180.6
},
"luminance": 0.33993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FAB9D
secondary
#C3A2A8
accent
#6073C7
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180