#5FAB9E#5FAB9E
#5FAB9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.079 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FAB9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 171, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 44%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 0%, 7.6%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.98, -26.79, -0.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.98, 26.80, 181.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.83% -0.0785 -0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.83% 0.079 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4513, 34.0254, 37.5675) |
| Luminance | 0.3403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.20
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.39
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.58
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.60
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.48
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FAB9E #AB5F6C
analogous
#5FAB78 #5FAB9E #5F92AB
triadic
#5FAB9E #9E5FAB #AB9E5F
tetradic
#5FAB9E #785FAB #AB5F6C #92AB5F
square
#5FAB9E #785FAB #AB5F6C #92AB5F
split-complementary
#5FAB9E #AB5F92 #AB785F
monochromatic
#315E57 #47867B #5FAB9E #87C0B6 #AFD5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#5FAB9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#5FAB9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FAB9E
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FAB9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FAB9E | 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)
#A5A39E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989A9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#40ADA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fab9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 171, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.079 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c4ba',
500: '#5fab9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fab9e; $custom-light: #91c4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fab9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 171,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.737,
"s": 31.148,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68828,
"c": 0.07856,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.34027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FAB9E
secondary
#C3A2A8
accent
#6072C7
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180