What color is #5E837F?

#5E837F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E837F?

The RGB value is 94, 131, 127: 94 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E837F?

The complementary color is #835E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E837F color

#5E837F rgb(94, 131, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E837F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (94, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% 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 5.03:1).

#5E837F color codes

HEX	`#5E837F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, -13.83, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 13.98, 188.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.562, 20.144, 23.09)`
Decimal	`6194047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E837F, 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 #5E837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #5E837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e837f; }
.text { color: #5e837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e837f, #5e7483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5E837F?: #5E837F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E837F?: The RGB value is 94, 131, 127: 94 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E837F?: The complementary color is #835E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.