What color is #5A9595?

#5A9595 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A9595?

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

What is the complementary color of #5A9595?

The complementary color is #955A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9595 color

#5A9595 rgb(90, 149, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A9595 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#5A9595 color codes

HEX	`#5A9595`
RGB	`rgb(90, 149, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 58.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, -19.16, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 20.09, 197.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.387, 25.837, 32.341)`
Decimal	`5936533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9595, 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 #5A9595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #5A9595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9595; }
.text { color: #5a9595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 149 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9595, #5a7795); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A9595?: #5A9595 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A9595?: The RGB value is 90, 149, 149: 90 red, 149 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9595?: The complementary color is #955A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.