What color is #5A8C92?

#5A8C92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8C92?

The RGB value is 90, 140, 146: 90 red, 140 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8C92?

The complementary color is #92605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8C92 color

#5A8C92 rgb(90, 140, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A8C92 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 54.9% green and 57.3% blue (90, 140, 146).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#5A8C92 color codes

HEX	`#5A8C92`
RGB	`rgb(90, 140, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 54.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 4%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, -15.14, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 17.37, 209.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.781, 23.004, 30.639)`
Decimal	`5934226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8C92, 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 #5A8C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #5A8C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8c92; }
.text { color: #5a8c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 140 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8c92, #5a7092); }

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Questions

What color is #5A8C92?: #5A8C92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8C92?: The RGB value is 90, 140, 146: 90 red, 140 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8C92?: The complementary color is #92605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.