What color is #5BA8AF?

#5BA8AF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BA8AF?

The RGB value is 91, 168, 175: 91 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BA8AF?

The complementary color is #AF625B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BA8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BA8AF color

#5BA8AF rgb(91, 168, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5BA8AF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 65.9% green and 68.6% blue (91, 168, 175).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 34% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#5BA8AF color codes

HEX	`#5BA8AF`
RGB	`rgb(91, 168, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 65.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 34%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 48%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 4%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, -21.85, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 24.46, 206.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.052, 33.322, 45.608)`
Decimal	`6006959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BA8AF, 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 #5BA8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5BA8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5BA8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ba8af; }
.text { color: #5ba8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ba8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 168 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ba8af, #5b7eaf); }

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Questions

What color is #5BA8AF?: #5BA8AF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BA8AF?: The RGB value is 91, 168, 175: 91 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BA8AF?: The complementary color is #AF625B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BA8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.