What color is #5C808A?

#5C808A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C808A?

The RGB value is 92, 128, 138: 92 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C808A?

The complementary color is #8A665C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C808A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C808A color

#5C808A rgb(92, 128, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C808A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 50.2% green and 54.1% blue (92, 128, 138).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#5C808A color codes

HEX	`#5C808A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 128, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 50.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.32, -10.03, -9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.32, 13.8, 223.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.719, 19.548, 26.932)`
Decimal	`6062218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C808A, 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 #5C808A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C808A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #5C808A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c808a; }
.text { color: #5c808a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c808a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 128 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c808a, #5c698a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5C808A?: #5C808A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C808A?: The RGB value is 92, 128, 138: 92 red, 128 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C808A?: The complementary color is #8A665C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C808A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.