#5B987E
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(63% 0.075 165.1), rgb(91, 152, 126).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.23:1).
About this color
#5B987E is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.075 and its hue 165°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.23:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.075) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.23:1 |
| White text | 3.36:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5B987E |
| RGB | rgb(91, 152, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(154, 25%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.075 165.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #5B987E | 3.36:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5B987E | 6.23:1 | AA | Lc 43.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #5B987E text on white | 3.36:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #5B987E text on black | 6.23:1 | AA | Lc -40.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F4
oklch(97% 0.004 157.2)
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Step 100
100
#E4ECE8
oklch(93.6% 0.01 164.9)
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Step 200
200
#CDDED6
oklch(88.6% 0.021 166)
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Step 300
300
#ABC9BB
oklch(81% 0.038 165.6)
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Step 400
400
#7EAD98
oklch(70.8% 0.059 165.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5B987E
oklch(63% 0.075 165.1)
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Step 600
600
#3F8367
oklch(55.7% 0.083 164.5)
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Step 700
700
#306E56
oklch(49% 0.076 165.5)
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Step 800
800
#295A46
oklch(42.7% 0.063 164.7)
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Step 900
900
#264A3B
oklch(37.7% 0.05 165.1)
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Step 950
950
#172B23
oklch(26.9% 0.03 166.8)
#5B987E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #96907D | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C8980 | 0.073 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4B9890 | 0.029 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.076 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5B987E
#5B987E
oklch(63% 0.075 165.1)
- #AB7794
#AB7794
oklch(63.1% 0.076 345)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #5B987E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.018
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.027
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.033
- Ocean Green #3D9973 ΔE 0.033
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.033
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.035
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.035
- Persian Green #2A9D8F ΔE 0.038
Use #5B987E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.