What color is #5C8682?

#5C8682 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 #5C8682?

The RGB value is 92, 134, 130: 92 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8682?

The complementary color is #865C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8682 color

#5C8682 rgb(92, 134, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C8682 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 52.5% green and 51% blue (92, 134, 130).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#5C8682 color codes

HEX	`#5C8682`
RGB	`rgb(92, 134, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 52.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, -15.37, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 15.57, 189.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.967, 20.936, 24.262)`
Decimal	`6063746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8682, 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 #5C8682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #5C8682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8682; }
.text { color: #5c8682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 134 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8682, #5c7586); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C8682?: #5C8682 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 #5C8682?: The RGB value is 92, 134, 130: 92 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8682?: The complementary color is #865C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.