What color is #5A7F85?

#5A7F85 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7F85?

The RGB value is 90, 127, 133: 90 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7F85?

The complementary color is #85605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7F85 color

#5A7F85 rgb(90, 127, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A7F85 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 49.8% green and 52.2% blue (90, 127, 133).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#5A7F85 color codes

HEX	`#5A7F85`
RGB	`rgb(90, 127, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 49.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, -11.38, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 13.59, 213.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.038, 19.045, 25.017)`
Decimal	`5930885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7F85, 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 #5A7F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A7F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #5A7F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7f85; }
.text { color: #5a7f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 127 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7f85, #5a6985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5A7F85?: #5A7F85 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7F85?: The RGB value is 90, 127, 133: 90 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7F85?: The complementary color is #85605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.