Nearest named color: Aquamarine
#5FFCBD
#5FFCBD
Nearest named
Aquamarine
Family
Green
Lightness
89.2%
Chroma
0.160
Hue angle
163.1°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.30:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
14.28:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#66FFCC
CSS oklch()
89% 0.16 163

#5FFCBD is a mid-toned, cool teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads bold and ownable. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #5FFCBD

Not just a swatch — here's how #5FFCBD works with other colors. Named schemes with #5FFCBD in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Aquamarine leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Aquamarine opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Aquamarine keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

This palette keeps Aquamarine as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Aquamarine is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Aquamarine carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #5FFCBD actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 31/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 61/100
High
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 11/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 54/100
Moderate
Loosely natural — an earthy edge without being rustic.
Vintage feel 22/100
Low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 16/100
Very low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 62/100
High
Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.
UI accent fit 10/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 45/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 68/100
High
Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #5FFCBD

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 14.3:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E3FAF1 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #5FFCF1 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #5FFCBD at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #5FFCBD;
  --color-base-rgb: 95 252 189;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(89.2% 0.160 163.1);
  --color-50: #F0FEF9;
  --color-100: #D8FDEE;
  --color-200: #B1FCDE;
  --color-300: #7AF6C4;
  --color-400: #4AE8A9;
  --color-500: #26CF8B;
  --color-600: #259D6D;
  --color-700: #216E4F;
  --color-800: #194835;
  --color-900: #122C21;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}