#5EE7DFNear Moon (#5EE7DF) is a very light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 190°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.119. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #5EE7DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 231, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 74%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 0%, 3%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(84.4 -38.8 -7.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.851 0.119 190) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Near Moon shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#77e2d1 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green, loses intensity#6de8da — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#5ee7df — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#5ce8e2 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Near Moon in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.5:1 and against black 13.97:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c6fffa · #5ee7df · #36b8b1 · #028f8a · #006763 · #00423f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dff6ff · #8df3ff · #5ee7df · #64d2b5 · #6dbc8f · #75a46f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#5ee7df · #8db4d1 · #2da39d · #1d79b1 · #00635f · #163e5a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#5ee7df · #c86b7b · #52706e · #105652 · #003634 · #001917
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#5ee7df · #bcadaf · #6d817f · #514849 · #0c2221 · #040101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fceeef · #d5c5c6 · #aa9799 · #321d21 · #0e0103 · #5ee7df
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8f0ca · #5ee7df · #8fc88e · #ee32cb · #483b61 · #150729
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#5ee7df · #c7a9ac · #a2658e · #7d2d0d · #3a012d · #220300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#5ee7df · #b8acc3 · #8d6ca6 · #694000 · #2e1900 · #030009
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#5ee7df · #acb0c8 · #7175b4 · #7d273c · #241e00 · #170003
#79EBE3 · #90EFE8 · #A5F2EC · #B9F6F1 · #CBF9F5
#3EBEB7 · #189691 · #00706B · #004A47 · #002826
#80E2DB · #99DDD8 · #AFD8D4
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.