What color is #5B8D87?

#5B8D87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8D87?

The RGB value is 91, 141, 135: 91 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8D87?

The complementary color is #8D5B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8D87 color

#5B8D87 rgb(91, 141, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8D87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 55.3% green and 52.9% blue (91, 141, 135).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#5B8D87 color codes

HEX	`#5B8D87`
RGB	`rgb(91, 141, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 55.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.1, -18.2, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.1, 18.32, 186.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.211, 23.022, 26.401)`
Decimal	`6000007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8D87, 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 #5B8D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #5B8D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8d87; }
.text { color: #5b8d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 141 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8d87, #5b7a8d); }

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Questions

What color is #5B8D87?: #5B8D87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8D87?: The RGB value is 91, 141, 135: 91 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8D87?: The complementary color is #8D5B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.