#5FC9CF#5FC9CF

#5FC9CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.098 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5FC9CF
RGB	rgb(95, 201, 207)
HSL	hsl(183, 54%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(183, 54%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.27, -28.77, -12.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.27, 31.29, 203.16°)
OKLab	oklab(77.59% -0.0917 -0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(77.59% 0.098 200.3)
XYZ	xyz(36.8638, 48.7077, 66.4782)
Luminance	0.4871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5FC9CF #CF655F

analogous

#5FCF9D #5FC9CF #5F91CF

triadic

#5FC9CF #CF5FC9 #C9CF5F

tetradic

#5FC9CF #9D5FCF #CF655F #91CF5F

square

#5FC9CF #9D5FCF #CF655F #91CF5F

split-complementary

#5FC9CF #CF5F91 #CF9D5F

monochromatic

#29858A #38B2B9 #5FC9CF #8ED9DD #BDE9EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#5FC9CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.74

#5FC9CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5FC9CF

10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5FC9CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5FC9CF	1.00	1.95	10.74	10.74
#FFFFFF	1.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCC1D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB4D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CFCB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5fc9cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 201, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.098 200.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96d9dd',
    500: '#5fc9cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5fc9cf;
$custom-light: #96d9dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5fc9cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 95,
    "g": 201,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.214,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7759,
    "c": 0.09785,
    "h": 200.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.48711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5FC9CF

secondary

#DBB1AF

accent

#524BDD

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FAFB

border

#CCD3D4

text

#0E1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #5FC9CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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