What color is #5C7E88?

#5C7E88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7E88?

The RGB value is 92, 126, 136: 92 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7E88?

The complementary color is #88665C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7E88 color

#5C7E88 rgb(92, 126, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C7E88 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 49.4% green and 53.3% blue (92, 126, 136).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#5C7E88 color codes

HEX	`#5C7E88`
RGB	`rgb(92, 126, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 49.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, -9.42, -9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 13.24, 224.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.317, 18.974, 26.09)`
Decimal	`6061704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7E88, 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 #5C7E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C7E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #5C7E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7e88; }
.text { color: #5c7e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 126 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7e88, #5c6888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C7E88?: #5C7E88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7E88?: The RGB value is 92, 126, 136: 92 red, 126 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7E88?: The complementary color is #88665C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.