What color is #5B8380?

#5B8380 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 #5B8380?

The RGB value is 91, 131, 128: 91 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8380?

The complementary color is #835B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8380 color

#5B8380 rgb(91, 131, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8380 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 51.4% green and 50.2% blue (91, 131, 128).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#5B8380 color codes

HEX	`#5B8380`
RGB	`rgb(91, 131, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 51.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.85, -14.53, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.85, 14.81, 191.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.326, 20.014, 23.421)`
Decimal	`5997440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8380, 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 #5B8380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #5B8380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8380; }
.text { color: #5b8380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 131 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8380, #5b7283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5B8380?: #5B8380 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 #5B8380?: The RGB value is 91, 131, 128: 91 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8380?: The complementary color is #835B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.