What color is #5A9895?

#5A9895 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 #5A9895?

The RGB value is 90, 152, 149: 90 red, 152 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9895?

The complementary color is #985A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9895 color

#5A9895 rgb(90, 152, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A9895 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 59.6% green and 58.4% blue (90, 152, 149).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% 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 6.36:1).

#5A9895 color codes

HEX	`#5A9895`
RGB	`rgb(90, 152, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 59.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.79, -20.73, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.79, 21.26, 192.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.867, 26.799, 32.501)`
Decimal	`5937301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9895, 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 #5A9895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #5A9895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9895; }
.text { color: #5a9895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 152 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9895, #5a7c98); }

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Questions

What color is #5A9895?: #5A9895 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 #5A9895?: The RGB value is 90, 152, 149: 90 red, 152 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9895?: The complementary color is #985A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.