Steel Teal (#5F8A8F)

The hex code for Steel Teal is #5F8A8F. It is rgb(95, 138, 143) in RGB, hsl(186, 20%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK — a mid-tone teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#5F8A8F

RGBrgb(95, 138, 143)

HSLhsl(186, 20%, 47%)

HSVhsv(186, 34%, 56%)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 44%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.048 205.1)

LABlab(54.48% -14.34 -7.68)

LCHlch(54.48% 16.27 208.15)

Colors Closest to Steel Teal

Steel Teal is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.1 Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 9.67 Ming#36747DΔE 11.05 Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 11.55 Slate Gray#708090ΔE 11.61 Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 12.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#5F8A8F Channel Values

How Steel Teal breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 95 · G 138 · B 143	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 20% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 34% · V 56%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 34% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 44%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.81:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Steel Teal background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Steel Teal

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Steel Teal; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Steel Teal

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Steel Teal Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5F8A8F

Protanopia#84848F

Protanomaly#77868F

Deuteranopia#7E7E90

Deuteranomaly#738390

Tritanopia#5E8B8B

Tritanomaly#5E8A8C

Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #5F8A8F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--steel-teal: #5F8A8F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F8A8F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'steel-teal': '#5F8A8F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.541, blue: 0.561)

Android XML<color name="steel_teal">#5F8A8F</color>

SVG fillfill="#5F8A8F"

More Teal Colors

Steel Teal sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5f9ea0 5ebee4 60d7d3 5cffff 61ffff 5cbfcc 669999 5bb0cd 66cccc 58e4d6 66ffff 589393 81e4e4 a3c6c8 c2f5f0 dcf9f6 004157 007a7a 00b2b3 022f2e 12303b 1db4a5 2bcaca 40e0d0

#5F8A8F Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Steel Teal?

The hex code for Steel Teal is #5F8A8F. That is rgb(95, 138, 143) in RGB, hsl(186, 20%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #5F8A8F?

#5F8A8F is rgb(95, 138, 143) — red 95, green 138, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F8A8F?

#5F8A8F converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F8A8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5F8A8F scores 3.81:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F8A8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F8A8F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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