What color is #5B8892?

#5B8892 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8892?

The RGB value is 91, 136, 146: 91 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8892?

The complementary color is #92655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8892 color

#5B8892 rgb(91, 136, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8892 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 53.3% green and 57.3% blue (91, 136, 146).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#5B8892 color codes

HEX	`#5B8892`
RGB	`rgb(91, 136, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 53.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.93, -12.67, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.93, 16.28, 218.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.305, 21.907, 30.452)`
Decimal	`5998738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8892, 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 #5B8892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #5B8892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8892; }
.text { color: #5b8892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 136 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8892, #5b6d92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5B8892?: #5B8892 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8892?: The RGB value is 91, 136, 146: 91 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8892?: The complementary color is #92655B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.