What color is #5A8E84?

#5A8E84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8E84?

The RGB value is 90, 142, 132: 90 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8E84?

The complementary color is #8E5A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8E84 color

#5A8E84 rgb(90, 142, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A8E84 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 55.7% green and 51.8% blue (90, 142, 132).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#5A8E84 color codes

HEX	`#5A8E84`
RGB	`rgb(90, 142, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 55.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.26, -19.75, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.26, 19.75, 180.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.053, 23.184, 25.349)`
Decimal	`5934724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8E84, 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 #5A8E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #5A8E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8e84; }
.text { color: #5a8e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 142 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8e84, #5a7e8e); }

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Questions

What color is #5A8E84?: #5A8E84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8E84?: The RGB value is 90, 142, 132: 90 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8E84?: The complementary color is #8E5A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.