What color is #5D837B?

#5D837B 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 #5D837B?

The RGB value is 93, 131, 123: 93 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D837B?

The complementary color is #835D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D837B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D837B color

#5D837B rgb(93, 131, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D837B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (93, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#5D837B color codes

HEX	`#5D837B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, -15.1, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 15.1, 179.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.204, 19.989, 21.739)`
Decimal	`6128507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D837B, 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 #5D837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D837B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #5D837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d837b; }
.text { color: #5d837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d837b, #5d7883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5D837B?: #5D837B 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 #5D837B?: The RGB value is 93, 131, 123: 93 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D837B?: The complementary color is #835D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D837B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.