What color is #5A7C74?

#5A7C74 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7C74?

The RGB value is 90, 124, 116: 90 red, 124 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7C74?

The complementary color is #7C5A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7C74 color

#5A7C74 rgb(90, 124, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A7C74 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 48.6% green and 45.5% blue (90, 124, 116).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#5A7C74 color codes

HEX	`#5A7C74`
RGB	`rgb(90, 124, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 48.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, -13.89, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 13.9, 178.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.575, 17.849, 19.197)`
Decimal	`5930100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7C74, 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 #5A7C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	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 #5A7C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7c74; }
.text { color: #5a7c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 124 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7c74, #5a737c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A7C74?: #5A7C74 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7C74?: The RGB value is 90, 124, 116: 90 red, 124 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7C74?: The complementary color is #7C5A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.