What color is #5C8585?

#5C8585 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8585?

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

What is the complementary color of #5C8585?

The complementary color is #855C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8585 color

#5C8585 rgb(92, 133, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C8585 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5C8585 color codes

HEX	`#5C8585`
RGB	`rgb(92, 133, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 52.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, -14.08, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 14.8, 197.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.033, 20.743, 25.292)`
Decimal	`6063493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8585, 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 #5C8585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #5C8585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8585; }
.text { color: #5c8585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 133 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8585, #5c7185); }

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Questions

What color is #5C8585?: #5C8585 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8585?: The RGB value is 92, 133, 133: 92 red, 133 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8585?: The complementary color is #855C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.