What color is #5A8179?

#5A8179 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 #5A8179?

The RGB value is 90, 129, 121: 90 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8179?

The complementary color is #815A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8179 color

#5A8179 rgb(90, 129, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A8179 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (90, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#5A8179 color codes

HEX	`#5A8179`
RGB	`rgb(90, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, -15.45, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 15.45, 180.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.517, 19.254, 20.984)`
Decimal	`5931385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8179, 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 #5A8179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #5A8179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8179; }
.text { color: #5a8179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8179, #5a7681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A8179?: #5A8179 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 #5A8179?: The RGB value is 90, 129, 121: 90 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8179?: The complementary color is #815A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.