What color is #5CA398?

#5CA398 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CA398?

The RGB value is 92, 163, 152: 92 red, 163 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CA398?

The complementary color is #A35C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CA398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CA398 color

#5CA398 rgb(92, 163, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5CA398 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 63.9% green and 59.6% blue (92, 163, 152).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 28% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#5CA398 color codes

HEX	`#5CA398`
RGB	`rgb(92, 163, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 63.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 28%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 44%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.28, -25.06, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.28, 25.09, 182.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.176, 30.735, 34.411)`
Decimal	`6071192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CA398, 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 #5CA398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CA398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5CA398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ca398; }
.text { color: #5ca398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ca398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 163 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ca398, #5c8ba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5CA398?: #5CA398 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CA398?: The RGB value is 92, 163, 152: 92 red, 163 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CA398?: The complementary color is #A35C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CA398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.