What color is #5A8589?

#5A8589 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8589?

The RGB value is 90, 133, 137: 90 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8589?

The complementary color is #895E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8589 color

#5A8589 rgb(90, 133, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A8589 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 52.2% green and 53.7% blue (90, 133, 137).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5A8589 color codes

HEX	`#5A8589`
RGB	`rgb(90, 133, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 52.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, -13.67, -6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 15.3, 206.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.118, 20.754, 26.766)`
Decimal	`5932425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8589, 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 #5A8589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #5A8589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8589; }
.text { color: #5a8589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 133 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8589, #5a6e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5A8589?: #5A8589 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8589?: The RGB value is 90, 133, 137: 90 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8589?: The complementary color is #895E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.