What color is #5AA7A0?

#5AA7A0 is a desaturated spring green known as Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paradise Island?

The RGB value is 90, 167, 160: 90 red, 167 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paradise Island?

The complementary color is #A75A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AA7A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paradise Island color: hex code #5AA7A0

#5AA7A0 rgb(90, 167, 160)

Shades of teal

Paradise Island has the hex code #5AA7A0. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 65.5% green and 62.7% blue (90, 167, 160).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 30% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

Paradise Island (#5AA7A0) color codes

HEX	`#5AA7A0`
RGB	`rgb(90, 167, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 65.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 30%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 46%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.63, -25.55, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.63, 25.83, 188.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.378, 32.347, 38.21)`
Decimal	`5941152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paradise Island, 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 #5AA7A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AA7A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #5AA7A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5aa7a0; }
.text { color: #5aa7a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5aa7a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 167 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5aa7a0, #5a88a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5AA7A0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5AA7A0?: #5AA7A0 is a desaturated spring green known as Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paradise Island?: The RGB value is 90, 167, 160: 90 red, 167 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paradise Island?: The complementary color is #A75A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AA7A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.