What color is #5A7C76?

#5A7C76 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7C76?

The RGB value is 90, 124, 118: 90 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7C76?

The complementary color is #7C5A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7C76 color

#5A7C76 rgb(90, 124, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A7C76 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 48.6% green and 46.3% blue (90, 124, 118).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#5A7C76 color codes

HEX	`#5A7C76`
RGB	`rgb(90, 124, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 48.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.37, -13.42, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.37, 13.44, 182.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.693, 17.896, 19.816)`
Decimal	`5930102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7C76, 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 #5A7C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #5A7C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7c76; }
.text { color: #5a7c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 124 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7c76, #5a717c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A7C76?: #5A7C76 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7C76?: The RGB value is 90, 124, 118: 90 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7C76?: The complementary color is #7C5A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.