What color is #5A9791?

#5A9791 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A9791?

The RGB value is 90, 151, 145: 90 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9791?

The complementary color is #975A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9791 color

#5A9791 rgb(90, 151, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A9791 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 59.2% green and 56.9% blue (90, 151, 145).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#5A9791 color codes

HEX	`#5A9791`
RGB	`rgb(90, 151, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 59.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.37, -21.22, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.37, 21.44, 188.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.392, 26.35, 30.794)`
Decimal	`5937041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9791, 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 #5A9791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #5A9791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9791; }
.text { color: #5a9791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 151 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9791, #5a7f97); }

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Questions

What color is #5A9791?: #5A9791 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A9791?: The RGB value is 90, 151, 145: 90 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9791?: The complementary color is #975A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.