What color is #5CAF9B?

#5CAF9B 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 #5CAF9B?

The RGB value is 92, 175, 155: 92 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CAF9B?

The complementary color is #AF5C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CAF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CAF9B color

#5CAF9B rgb(92, 175, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5CAF9B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 68.6% green and 60.8% blue (92, 175, 155).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 34% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#5CAF9B color codes

HEX	`#5CAF9B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 175, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 68.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 34%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.98, -30.22, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.98, 30.32, 175.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.658, 35.3, 36.465)`
Decimal	`6074267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CAF9B, 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 #5CAF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CAF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #5CAF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5caf9b; }
.text { color: #5caf9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5caf9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 175 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5caf9b, #5c9aaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5CAF9B?: #5CAF9B 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 #5CAF9B?: The RGB value is 92, 175, 155: 92 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CAF9B?: The complementary color is #AF5C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CAF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.