What color is #5CAA9C?

#5CAA9C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CAA9C?

The RGB value is 92, 170, 156: 92 red, 170 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CAA9C?

The complementary color is #AA5C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CAA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CAA9C color

#5CAA9C rgb(92, 170, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5CAA9C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 66.7% green and 61.2% blue (92, 170, 156).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#5CAA9C color codes

HEX	`#5CAA9C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 170, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 66.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 46%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, -27.55, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 27.55, 180.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.787, 33.423, 36.591)`
Decimal	`6072988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CAA9C, 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 #5CAA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CAA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #5CAA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5caa9c; }
.text { color: #5caa9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5caa9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 170 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5caa9c, #5c91aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5CAA9C?: #5CAA9C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CAA9C?: The RGB value is 92, 170, 156: 92 red, 170 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CAA9C?: The complementary color is #AA5C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CAA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.