What color is #5B8882?

#5B8882 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8882?

The RGB value is 91, 136, 130: 91 red, 136 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8882?

The complementary color is #885B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8882 color

#5B8882 rgb(91, 136, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8882 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 53.3% green and 51% blue (91, 136, 130).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#5B8882 color codes

HEX	`#5B8882`
RGB	`rgb(91, 136, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 53.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, -16.75, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 16.84, 185.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.146, 21.443, 24.35)`
Decimal	`5998722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8882, 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 #5B8882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #5B8882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8882; }
.text { color: #5b8882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 136 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8882, #5b7788); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B8882?: #5B8882 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8882?: The RGB value is 91, 136, 130: 91 red, 136 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8882?: The complementary color is #885B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.