What color is #5B9A95?

#5B9A95 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B9A95?

The RGB value is 91, 154, 149: 91 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B9A95?

The complementary color is #9A5B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B9A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B9A95 color

#5B9A95 rgb(91, 154, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5B9A95 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 60.4% green and 58.4% blue (91, 154, 149).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#5B9A95 color codes

HEX	`#5B9A95`
RGB	`rgb(91, 154, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 60.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.44, -21.49, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.44, 21.82, 189.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.293, 27.504, 32.615)`
Decimal	`6003349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B9A95, 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 #5B9A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B9A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #5B9A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b9a95; }
.text { color: #5b9a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b9a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 154 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b9a95, #5b809a); }

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Questions

What color is #5B9A95?: #5B9A95 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B9A95?: The RGB value is 91, 154, 149: 91 red, 154 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B9A95?: The complementary color is #9A5B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B9A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.