What color is #5A838A?

#5A838A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A838A?

The RGB value is 90, 131, 138: 90 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A838A?

The complementary color is #8A615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A838A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A838A color

#5A838A rgb(90, 131, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A838A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 51.4% green and 54.1% blue (90, 131, 138).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#5A838A color codes

HEX	`#5A838A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 131, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 51.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, -12.31, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 14.85, 214.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.919, 20.24, 27.055)`
Decimal	`5931914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A838A, 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 #5A838A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A838A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #5A838A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a838a; }
.text { color: #5a838a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a838a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 131 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a838a, #5a6b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5A838A?: #5A838A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A838A?: The RGB value is 90, 131, 138: 90 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A838A?: The complementary color is #8A615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A838A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.