What color is #5C8795?

#5C8795 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8795?

The RGB value is 92, 135, 149: 92 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8795?

The complementary color is #956A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8795 color

#5C8795 rgb(92, 135, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C8795 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 52.9% green and 58.4% blue (92, 135, 149).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#5C8795 color codes

HEX	`#5C8795`
RGB	`rgb(92, 135, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 52.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 38%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.78, -11.03, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.78, 16.43, 227.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.501, 21.772, 31.656)`
Decimal	`6064021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8795, 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 #5C8795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #5C8795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8795; }
.text { color: #5c8795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 135 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8795, #5c6b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C8795?: #5C8795 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8795?: The RGB value is 92, 135, 149: 92 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8795?: The complementary color is #956A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.