What color is #5A8580?

#5A8580 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8580?

The RGB value is 90, 133, 128: 90 red, 133 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8580?

The complementary color is #855A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8580 color

#5A8580 rgb(90, 133, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A8580 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 52.2% green and 50.2% blue (90, 133, 128).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#5A8580 color codes

HEX	`#5A8580`
RGB	`rgb(90, 133, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 52.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, -15.93, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 16.06, 187.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.499, 20.506, 23.507)`
Decimal	`5932416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8580, 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 #5A8580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #5A8580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8580; }
.text { color: #5a8580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 133 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8580, #5a7585); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A8580?: #5A8580 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8580?: The RGB value is 90, 133, 128: 90 red, 133 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8580?: The complementary color is #855A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.