What color is #5C8581?

#5C8581 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8581?

The RGB value is 92, 133, 129: 92 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8581?

The complementary color is #855C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8581 color

#5C8581 rgb(92, 133, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C8581 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 52.2% green and 50.6% blue (92, 133, 129).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#5C8581 color codes

HEX	`#5C8581`
RGB	`rgb(92, 133, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 52.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -15.07, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 15.26, 189.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.762, 20.634, 23.864)`
Decimal	`6063489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8581, 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 #5C8581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #5C8581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8581; }
.text { color: #5c8581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 133 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8581, #5c7585); }

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Questions

What color is #5C8581?: #5C8581 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8581?: The RGB value is 92, 133, 129: 92 red, 133 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8581?: The complementary color is #855C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.