What color is #5A8181?

#5A8181 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8181?

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

What is the complementary color of #5A8181?

The complementary color is #815A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8181 color

#5A8181 rgb(90, 129, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A8181 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#5A8181 color codes

HEX	`#5A8181`
RGB	`rgb(90, 129, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 50.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.22, -13.5, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.22, 14.19, 197.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.028, 19.458, 23.676)`
Decimal	`5931393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8181, 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 #5A8181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #5A8181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8181; }
.text { color: #5a8181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 129 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8181, #5a6e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5A8181?: #5A8181 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8181?: The RGB value is 90, 129, 129: 90 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8181?: The complementary color is #815A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.