Dull Teal #5F9E8F
Dull Teal is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan with hex code #5F9E8F and RGB rgb(95, 158, 143).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.77:1).
About this color
#5F9E8F is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Dull Teal. Black text reads best on it, at 6.77:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.069) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dull Teal |
| Black text | 6.77:1 |
| White text | 3.10:1 |
Colors that go with Dull Teal
Matches found by rotating Dull Teal around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Dull Teal
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Dull Teal, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Dull Teal, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.010
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.026
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.035
- Persian Green #2A9D8F ΔE 0.040
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.045
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.047
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.049
- Blue Green #0F9B8E ΔE 0.051
More about Dull Teal
How to make Dull Teal
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 2 parts blue
- 2 parts white
- 1 part orange
Recipe result: #619F92, a difference of ΔE 0.006 from Dull Teal. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Dull Teal in every format
| HEX | #5F9E8F |
| RGB | rgb(95, 158, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 25%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.2% 0.069 177.1) |
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 #5F9E8F | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #5F9E8F | 6.77:1 | AA | Lc 46.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5F9E8F text on white | 3.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #5F9E8F text on black | 6.77:1 | AA | Lc -43.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Dull Teal
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
#F2F6F5
oklch(97% 0.004 179.7)
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Step 100
100
#E3ECEA
oklch(93.6% 0.01 181.4)
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Step 200
200
#CDDDD9
oklch(88.4% 0.018 179.3)
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Step 300
300
#AAC8C0
oklch(80.8% 0.034 177.5)
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Step 400
400
#7CACA0
oklch(70.7% 0.054 177.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#5F9E8F
oklch(65.2% 0.069 177.1)
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Step 600
600
#3B8272
oklch(55.6% 0.076 176.5)
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Step 700
700
#2D6E60
oklch(49.2% 0.07 176.9)
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Step 800
800
#27594E
oklch(42.6% 0.057 177)
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Step 900
900
#254A41
oklch(37.8% 0.046 176.1)
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Step 950
950
#162B26
oklch(27% 0.029 177.1)
Dull Teal 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) | #9A978E | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8F8F90 | 0.070 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4AA099 | 0.021 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.070 |
Use Dull Teal 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.