What color is #5B817F?

#5B817F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B817F?

The RGB value is 91, 129, 127: 91 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B817F?

The complementary color is #815B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B817F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B817F color

#5B817F rgb(91, 129, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B817F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 50.6% green and 49.8% blue (91, 129, 127).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#5B817F color codes

HEX	`#5B817F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 129, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 50.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.22, -13.68, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.22, 14.05, 193.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.994, 19.456, 22.987)`
Decimal	`5996927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B817F, 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 #5B817F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B817F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #5B817F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b817f; }
.text { color: #5b817f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b817f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 129 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b817f, #5b7081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5B817F?: #5B817F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B817F?: The RGB value is 91, 129, 127: 91 red, 129 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B817F?: The complementary color is #815B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B817F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.