#5FAE8A#5FAE8A
#5FAE8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.096 H 162.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FAE8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 174, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 45%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.4%, 0%, 20.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.39, -32.86, 11.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.39, 34.66, 161.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.99% -0.0913 0.0283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.99% 0.096 162.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4409, 34.5382, 29.4184) |
| Luminance | 0.3454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 3.69
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 5.66
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 6.03
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.47
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FAE8A #AE5F83
analogous
#5FAE62 #5FAE8A #5FABAE
triadic
#5FAE8A #8A5FAE #AE8A5F
tetradic
#5FAE8A #625FAE #AE5F83 #ABAE5F
square
#5FAE8A #625FAE #AE5F83 #ABAE5F
split-complementary
#5FAE8A #AE5FAB #AE625F
monochromatic
#31614B #468A6B #5FAE8A #88C3A8 #B0D7C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#5FAE8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#5FAE8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FAE8A
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FAE8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FAE8A | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA488
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#49AEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fae8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 174, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.096 162.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c6ac',
500: '#5fae8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fae8a; $custom-light: #91c6ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fae8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 174,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 152.658,
"s": 32.78,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68989,
"c": 0.09558,
"h": 162.8
},
"luminance": 0.3454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FAE8A
secondary
#C6A3B3
accent
#5F8FC9
background
#F9FCFA
surface
#F1F8F4
border
#CBD1CE
text
#0D1310
muted
#7E827F