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#5ac8a2 color: Mermaid’s Kiss

#5ac8a2 is rgb(90, 200, 162) in RGB and oklch(75.794% 0.11617 167.806) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

75.8%
0.116
168°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #5ac8a2

#5ac8a2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mermaid’s Kiss (#59c8a5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #5ac8a2 mixed with white

  1. 5ac8a2
  2. 6fceab
  3. 81d3b4
  4. 92d9bd
  5. a3dfc6
  6. b3e4d0
  7. c2ead9
  8. d2efe2
  9. e1f4ec
  10. f0faf5

Darker: #5ac8a2 mixed with black

  1. 5ac8a2
  2. 4dae8c
  3. 419477
  4. 357b63
  5. 29634f
  6. 1e4c3c
  7. 13362a
  8. 092119
  9. 030f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #5ac8a2 with less saturation

  1. 5ac8a2
  2. 67c6a3
  3. 72c4a5
  4. 7bc1a6
  5. 84bfa8
  6. 8dbda9
  7. 95baab
  8. 9cb8ac
  9. a3b5ad
  10. aab3af

Questions about #5ac8a2

What color is #5ac8a2?

#5ac8a2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mermaid’s Kiss. In RGB it is rgb(90, 200, 162), in HSL hsl(159.27, 50%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.794% 0.11617 167.806).

What colors go well with #5ac8a2?

The complementary color of #5ac8a2 is #e791be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8cc278 and #39c7cb. The triadic partners are #aca4f6 and #ed996e.

Is white or black text more readable on #5ac8a2?

Black text reads better on #5ac8a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5ac8a2 a warm or cool color?

#5ac8a2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.116.