#5FB3B5#5FB3B5
#5FB3B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.082 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FB3B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 179, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 37%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 48%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 1.1%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.03, -24.89, -8.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.03, 26.44, 199.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.5% -0.078 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.5% 0.082 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1766, 38.0068, 49.5056) |
| Luminance | 0.3801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.40
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.61
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.75
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.36
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FB3B5 #B5615F
analogous
#5FB58C #5FB3B5 #5F88B5
triadic
#5FB3B5 #B55FB3 #B3B55F
tetradic
#5FB3B5 #8C5FB5 #B5615F #88B55F
square
#5FB3B5 #8C5FB5 #B5615F #88B55F
split-complementary
#5FB3B5 #B55F88 #B58C5F
monochromatic
#316869 #449193 #5FB3B5 #89C7C8 #B3DBDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#5FB3B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#5FB3B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FB3B5
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FB3B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FB3B5 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9ACB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA1B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2DB8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fb3b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 179, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.082 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93cacb',
500: '#5fb3b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fb3b5; $custom-light: #93cacb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fb3b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 179,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.395,
"s": 36.752,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71497,
"c": 0.08176,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.38009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FB3B5
secondary
#CAA6A6
accent
#5E5BCD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282