What color is #5B808A?

#5B808A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B808A?

The RGB value is 91, 128, 138: 91 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B808A?

The complementary color is #8A655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B808A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B808A color

#5B808A rgb(91, 128, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B808A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 50.2% green and 54.1% blue (91, 128, 138).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#5B808A color codes

HEX	`#5B808A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 128, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 50.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.26, -10.33, -9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.26, 14.08, 222.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.619, 19.497, 26.927)`
Decimal	`5996682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B808A, 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 #5B808A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B808A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #5B808A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b808a; }
.text { color: #5b808a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b808a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 128 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b808a, #5b698a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5B808A?: #5B808A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B808A?: The RGB value is 91, 128, 138: 91 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B808A?: The complementary color is #8A655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B808A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.