What color is #5B8688?

#5B8688 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8688?

The RGB value is 91, 134, 136: 91 red, 134 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8688?

The complementary color is #885D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8688 color

#5B8688 rgb(91, 134, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8688 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 52.5% green and 53.3% blue (91, 134, 136).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5B8688 color codes

HEX	`#5B8688`
RGB	`rgb(91, 134, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 52.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, -14.17, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 15.32, 202.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.282, 21.051, 26.44)`
Decimal	`5998216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8688, 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 #5B8688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #5B8688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8688; }
.text { color: #5b8688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 134 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8688, #5b7088); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B8688?: #5B8688 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8688?: The RGB value is 91, 134, 136: 91 red, 134 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8688?: The complementary color is #885D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.