What color is #5D8483?

#5D8483 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8483?

The RGB value is 93, 132, 131: 93 red, 132 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8483?

The complementary color is #845D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8483 color

#5D8483 rgb(93, 132, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D8483 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51.8% green and 51.4% blue (93, 132, 131).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#5D8483 color codes

HEX	`#5D8483`
RGB	`rgb(93, 132, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.36, -13.72, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.36, 14.25, 195.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.861, 20.468, 24.531)`
Decimal	`6128771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8483, 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 #5D8483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #5D8483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8483; }
.text { color: #5d8483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 132 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8483, #5d7284); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D8483?: #5D8483 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8483?: The RGB value is 93, 132, 131: 93 red, 132 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8483?: The complementary color is #845D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.