What color is #5A979B?

#5A979B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A979B?

The RGB value is 90, 151, 155: 90 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A979B?

The complementary color is #9B5E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A979B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A979B color

#5A979B rgb(90, 151, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A979B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 59.2% green and 60.8% blue (90, 151, 155).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 27% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#5A979B color codes

HEX	`#5A979B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 151, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 59.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 27%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 42%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, -18.64, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 20.4, 204.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.197, 26.672, 35.035)`
Decimal	`5937051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A979B, 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 #5A979B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A979B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #5A979B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a979b; }
.text { color: #5a979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a979b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 151 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a979b, #5a779b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A979B?: #5A979B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A979B?: The RGB value is 90, 151, 155: 90 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A979B?: The complementary color is #9B5E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A979B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.