What color is #5A818C?

#5A818C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A818C?

The RGB value is 90, 129, 140: 90 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A818C?

The complementary color is #8C655A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A818C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A818C color

#5A818C rgb(90, 129, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A818C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 50.6% green and 54.9% blue (90, 129, 140).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#5A818C color codes

HEX	`#5A818C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 129, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 50.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 8%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, -10.66, -10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 14.81, 223.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.799, 19.767, 27.736)`
Decimal	`5931404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A818C, 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 #5A818C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A818C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #5A818C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a818c; }
.text { color: #5a818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a818c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 129 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a818c, #5a688c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5A818C?: #5A818C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A818C?: The RGB value is 90, 129, 140: 90 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A818C?: The complementary color is #8C655A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A818C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.