What color is #5CA0A7?

#5CA0A7 is a desaturated cyan known as Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Atlas Cedar?

The RGB value is 92, 160, 167: 92 red, 160 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Atlas Cedar?

The complementary color is #A7635C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CA0A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Atlas Cedar color: hex code #5CA0A7

#5CA0A7 rgb(92, 160, 167)

Shades of teal

Atlas Cedar has the hex code #5CA0A7. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 62.7% green and 65.5% blue (92, 160, 167).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7) color codes

HEX	`#5CA0A7`
RGB	`rgb(92, 160, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 62.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 45%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, -19.64, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 22.21, 207.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.957, 30.205, 41.119)`
Decimal	`6070439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Atlas Cedar, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5CA0A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CA0A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5CA0A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ca0a7; }
.text { color: #5ca0a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ca0a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 160 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ca0a7, #5c7aa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5CA0A7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5CA0A7?: #5CA0A7 is a desaturated cyan known as Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Atlas Cedar?: The RGB value is 92, 160, 167: 92 red, 160 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Atlas Cedar?: The complementary color is #A7635C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CA0A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.