What color is #5AA39F?

#5AA39F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AA39F?

The RGB value is 90, 163, 159: 90 red, 163 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AA39F?

The complementary color is #A35A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AA39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AA39F color

#5AA39F rgb(90, 163, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5AA39F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 63.9% green and 62.4% blue (90, 163, 159).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#5AA39F color codes

HEX	`#5AA39F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 163, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 63.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, -23.79, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 24.32, 191.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.569, 30.869, 37.511)`
Decimal	`5940127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AA39F, 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 #5AA39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AA39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5AA39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5aa39f; }
.text { color: #5aa39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5aa39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 163 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5aa39f, #5a83a3); }

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Questions

What color is #5AA39F?: #5AA39F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AA39F?: The RGB value is 90, 163, 159: 90 red, 163 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AA39F?: The complementary color is #A35A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AA39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.