What color is #5A9B93?

#5A9B93 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A9B93?

The RGB value is 90, 155, 147: 90 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9B93?

The complementary color is #9B5A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9B93 color

#5A9B93 rgb(90, 155, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A9B93 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 60.8% green and 57.6% blue (90, 155, 147).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 27% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#5A9B93 color codes

HEX	`#5A9B93`
RGB	`rgb(90, 155, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 60.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 27%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 42%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, -22.78, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 22.9, 185.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.202, 27.721, 31.832)`
Decimal	`5938067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9B93, 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 #5A9B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #5A9B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9b93; }
.text { color: #5a9b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 155 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9b93, #5a829b); }

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Questions

What color is #5A9B93?: #5A9B93 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A9B93?: The RGB value is 90, 155, 147: 90 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9B93?: The complementary color is #9B5A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.