What color is #5D878A?

#5D878A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D878A?

The RGB value is 93, 135, 138: 93 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D878A?

The complementary color is #8A605D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D878A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D878A color

#5D878A rgb(93, 135, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D878A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 52.9% green and 54.1% blue (93, 135, 138).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#5D878A color codes

HEX	`#5D878A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 135, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 52.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, -13.61, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 14.98, 204.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.764, 21.489, 27.252)`
Decimal	`6129546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D878A, 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 #5D878A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D878A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #5D878A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d878a; }
.text { color: #5d878a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d878a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 135 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d878a, #5d708a); }

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Questions

What color is #5D878A?: #5D878A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D878A?: The RGB value is 93, 135, 138: 93 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D878A?: The complementary color is #8A605D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D878A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.