What color is #5B8F85?

#5B8F85 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 #5B8F85?

The RGB value is 91, 143, 133: 91 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8F85?

The complementary color is #8F5B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8F85 color

#5B8F85 rgb(91, 143, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B8F85 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 56.1% green and 52.2% blue (91, 143, 133).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#5B8F85 color codes

HEX	`#5B8F85`
RGB	`rgb(91, 143, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 56.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, -19.74, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 19.74, 180.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.369, 23.561, 25.766)`
Decimal	`6000517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8F85, 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 #5B8F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #5B8F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8f85; }
.text { color: #5b8f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 143 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8f85, #5b7f8f); }

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Questions

What color is #5B8F85?: #5B8F85 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 #5B8F85?: The RGB value is 91, 143, 133: 91 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8F85?: The complementary color is #8F5B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.