What color is #5B8179?

#5B8179 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8179?

The RGB value is 91, 129, 121: 91 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8179?

The complementary color is #815B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8179?

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.

#5B8179 color

#5B8179 rgb(91, 129, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8179 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (91, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5B8179 color codes

HEX	`#5B8179`
RGB	`rgb(91, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -15.13, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 15.13, 179.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.615, 19.304, 20.989)`
Decimal	`5996921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8179, 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 #5B8179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8179 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 #5B8179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8179; }
.text { color: #5b8179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8179, #5b7681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B8179?: #5B8179 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8179?: The RGB value is 91, 129, 121: 91 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8179?: The complementary color is #815B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8179?: 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.