What color is #5A9587?

#5A9587 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 #5A9587?

The RGB value is 90, 149, 135: 90 red, 149 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9587?

The complementary color is #955A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9587 color

#5A9587 rgb(90, 149, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A9587 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 58.4% green and 52.9% blue (90, 149, 135).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#5A9587 color codes

HEX	`#5A9587`
RGB	`rgb(90, 149, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 58.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, -22.66, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 22.7, 176.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.335, 25.417, 26.804)`
Decimal	`5936519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9587, 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 #5A9587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #5A9587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9587; }
.text { color: #5a9587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 149 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9587, #5a8595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5A9587?: #5A9587 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 #5A9587?: The RGB value is 90, 149, 135: 90 red, 149 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9587?: The complementary color is #955A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.