What color is #5B878B?

#5B878B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B878B?

The RGB value is 91, 135, 139: 91 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B878B?

The complementary color is #8B5F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B878B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B878B color

#5B878B rgb(91, 135, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B878B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 52.9% green and 54.5% blue (91, 135, 139).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#5B878B color codes

HEX	`#5B878B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 135, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 52.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 3%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, -13.95, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 15.59, 206.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.637, 21.415, 27.625)`
Decimal	`5998475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B878B, 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 #5B878B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B878B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #5B878B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b878b; }
.text { color: #5b878b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b878b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 135 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b878b, #5b6f8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B878B?: #5B878B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B878B?: The RGB value is 91, 135, 139: 91 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B878B?: The complementary color is #8B5F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B878B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.