What color is #5A9692?

#5A9692 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A9692?

The RGB value is 90, 150, 146: 90 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9692?

The complementary color is #965A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9692 color

#5A9692 rgb(90, 150, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A9692 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 58.8% green and 57.3% blue (90, 150, 146).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% 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 6.21:1).

#5A9692 color codes

HEX	`#5A9692`
RGB	`rgb(90, 150, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 58.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, -20.45, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 20.85, 191.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.309, 26.06, 31.148)`
Decimal	`5936786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9692, 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 #5A9692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #5A9692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9692; }
.text { color: #5a9692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 150 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9692, #5a7c96); }

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Questions

What color is #5A9692?: #5A9692 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A9692?: The RGB value is 90, 150, 146: 90 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9692?: The complementary color is #965A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.