What color is #5C8489?

#5C8489 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8489?

The RGB value is 92, 132, 137: 92 red, 132 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8489?

The complementary color is #89615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8489 color

#5C8489 rgb(92, 132, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C8489 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 51.8% green and 53.7% blue (92, 132, 137).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#5C8489 color codes

HEX	`#5C8489`
RGB	`rgb(92, 132, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 51.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, -12.52, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 14.41, 209.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.179, 20.583, 26.73)`
Decimal	`6063241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8489, 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 #5C8489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #5C8489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8489; }
.text { color: #5c8489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 132 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8489, #5c6e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5C8489?: #5C8489 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8489?: The RGB value is 92, 132, 137: 92 red, 132 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8489?: The complementary color is #89615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.