What color is #5A918D?

#5A918D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A918D?

The RGB value is 90, 145, 141: 90 red, 145 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A918D?

The complementary color is #915A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A918D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A918D color

#5A918D rgb(90, 145, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A918D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 56.9% green and 55.3% blue (90, 145, 141).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#5A918D color codes

HEX	`#5A918D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 145, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 56.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, -19.1, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 19.44, 190.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.148, 24.346, 28.884)`
Decimal	`5935501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A918D, 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 #5A918D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A918D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #5A918D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a918d; }
.text { color: #5a918d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a918d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 145 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a918d, #5a7a91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #5A918D?: #5A918D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A918D?: The RGB value is 90, 145, 141: 90 red, 145 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A918D?: The complementary color is #915A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A918D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.