#5F9EA0 · Cadet
Click to copy#5F9EA0 is a medium, muted teal color, closest to Cadet and near Pewter and Stone. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 198°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #5F9EA0 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands.
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#5F9EA0RGB
rgb(95, 158, 160)HSL
hsl(182, 25%, 50%)CMYK
41, 1, 0, 37CSS var
--cadetContrast
3.05:1 white · 6.88:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #5F9EA0
Black text passes WCAG AA on #5F9EA0 (6.88:1); white text does not (3.05:1).
For a calm scheme pair #5F9EA0 with its analogous neighbors #609F82 and #607D9F; for contrast use its complement #9F6260 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--cadet: #5F9EA0;
$cadet: #5F9EA0;
colors: { 'cadet': '#5F9EA0' }