What color is #5E847F?

#5E847F 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 #5E847F?

The RGB value is 94, 132, 127: 94 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E847F?

The complementary color is #845E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E847F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E847F color

#5E847F rgb(94, 132, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E847F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 51.8% green and 49.8% blue (94, 132, 127).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#5E847F color codes

HEX	`#5E847F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 132, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 51.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, -14.38, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 14.46, 186.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.697, 20.414, 23.135)`
Decimal	`6194303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E847F, 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 #5E847F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E847F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #5E847F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e847f; }
.text { color: #5e847f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e847f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 132 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e847f, #5e7684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5E847F?: #5E847F 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 #5E847F?: The RGB value is 94, 132, 127: 94 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E847F?: The complementary color is #845E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E847F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.