What color is #5C8881?

#5C8881 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8881?

The RGB value is 92, 136, 129: 92 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8881?

The complementary color is #885C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8881 color

#5C8881 rgb(92, 136, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C8881 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 53.3% green and 50.6% blue (92, 136, 129).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#5C8881 color codes

HEX	`#5C8881`
RGB	`rgb(92, 136, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 53.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, -16.69, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 16.72, 183.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.179, 21.468, 24.003)`
Decimal	`6064257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8881, 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 #5C8881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #5C8881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8881; }
.text { color: #5c8881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 136 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8881, #5c7988); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C8881?: #5C8881 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8881?: The RGB value is 92, 136, 129: 92 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8881?: The complementary color is #885C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.