What color is #5D8B89?

#5D8B89 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8B89?

The RGB value is 93, 139, 137: 93 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8B89?

The complementary color is #8B5D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8B89 color

#5D8B89 rgb(93, 139, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D8B89 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 54.5% green and 53.7% blue (93, 139, 137).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#5D8B89 color codes

HEX	`#5D8B89`
RGB	`rgb(93, 139, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 54.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -16.04, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 16.51, 193.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.261, 22.597, 27.062)`
Decimal	`6130569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8B89, 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 #5D8B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #5D8B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8b89; }
.text { color: #5d8b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 139 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8b89, #5d768b); }

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Questions

What color is #5D8B89?: #5D8B89 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8B89?: The RGB value is 93, 139, 137: 93 red, 139 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8B89?: The complementary color is #8B5D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.