What color is #5AB3B4?

#5AB3B4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AB3B4?

The RGB value is 90, 179, 180: 90 red, 179 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AB3B4?

The complementary color is #B45B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AB3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AB3B4 color

#5AB3B4 rgb(90, 179, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5AB3B4 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 70.2% green and 70.6% blue (90, 179, 180).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Thalassa (#53B1BA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#5AB3B4 color codes

HEX	`#5AB3B4`
RGB	`rgb(90, 179, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 70.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 50%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 1%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.8, -26.28, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.8, 27.69, 198.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.571, 37.707, 48.944)`
Decimal	`5944244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AB3B4, 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 #5AB3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AB3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #5AB3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ab3b4; }
.text { color: #5ab3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ab3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 179 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ab3b4, #5a86b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #5AB3B4?: #5AB3B4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AB3B4?: The RGB value is 90, 179, 180: 90 red, 179 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AB3B4?: The complementary color is #B45B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AB3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.