What color is #5B948A?

#5B948A 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 #5B948A?

The RGB value is 91, 148, 138: 91 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B948A?

The complementary color is #945B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B948A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B948A color

#5B948A rgb(91, 148, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B948A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 58% green and 54.1% blue (91, 148, 138).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#5B948A color codes

HEX	`#5B948A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 148, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 58%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, -21.13, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 21.14, 181.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.49, 25.238, 27.884)`
Decimal	`6001802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B948A, 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 #5B948A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B948A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #5B948A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b948a; }
.text { color: #5b948a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b948a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 148 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b948a, #5b8294); }

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Questions

What color is #5B948A?: #5B948A 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 #5B948A?: The RGB value is 91, 148, 138: 91 red, 148 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B948A?: The complementary color is #945B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B948A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.