#5FAB9F#5FAB9F
#5FAB9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.078 H 182.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FAB9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 171, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 44%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 0%, 7%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.01, -26.54, -1.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.01, 26.57, 182.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.86% -0.0781 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.86% 0.078 182.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5377, 34.0599, 38.0227) |
| Luminance | 0.3406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.47
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.55
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FAB9F #AB5F6B
analogous
#5FAB79 #5FAB9F #5F91AB
triadic
#5FAB9F #9F5FAB #AB9F5F
tetradic
#5FAB9F #795FAB #AB5F6B #91AB5F
square
#5FAB9F #795FAB #AB5F6B #91AB5F
split-complementary
#5FAB9F #AB5F91 #AB795F
monochromatic
#315E57 #47867C #5FAB9F #87C0B7 #AFD5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#5FAB9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#5FAB9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FAB9F
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FAB9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FAB9F | 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)
#A5A39F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989AA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3FAEA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fab9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 171, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.078 182.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c4bb',
500: '#5fab9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fab9f; $custom-light: #91c4bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fab9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 171,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.526,
"s": 31.148,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68859,
"c": 0.07817,
"h": 182.6
},
"luminance": 0.34062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FAB9F
secondary
#C3A2A8
accent
#6071C7
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1211
muted
#7E8180