What color is #5B8178?

#5B8178 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8178?

The RGB value is 91, 129, 120: 91 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8178?

The complementary color is #815B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8178 color

#5B8178 rgb(91, 129, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8178 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (91, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#5B8178 color codes

HEX	`#5B8178`
RGB	`rgb(91, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, -15.36, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 15.38, 177.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.554, 19.28, 20.668)`
Decimal	`5996920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8178, 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 #5B8178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #5B8178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8178; }
.text { color: #5b8178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8178, #5b7781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B8178?: #5B8178 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8178?: The RGB value is 91, 129, 120: 91 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8178?: The complementary color is #815B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.