What color is #5B8B8A?

#5B8B8A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8B8A?

The RGB value is 91, 139, 138: 91 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8B8A?

The complementary color is #8B5B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8B8A color

#5B8B8A rgb(91, 139, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8B8A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 54.5% green and 54.1% blue (91, 139, 138).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#5B8B8A color codes

HEX	`#5B8B8A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 139, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 54.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, -16.38, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 17.02, 195.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.133, 22.523, 27.432)`
Decimal	`5999498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8B8A, 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 #5B8B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #5B8B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8b8a; }
.text { color: #5b8b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 139 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8b8a, #5b748b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B8B8A?: #5B8B8A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8B8A?: The RGB value is 91, 139, 138: 91 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8B8A?: The complementary color is #8B5B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.