What color is #5E8780?

#5E8780 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8780?

The RGB value is 94, 135, 128: 94 red, 135 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8780?

The complementary color is #875E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8780?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8780 color

#5E8780 rgb(94, 135, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E8780 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.9% green and 50.2% blue (94, 135, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#5E8780 color codes

HEX	`#5E8780`
RGB	`rgb(94, 135, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.24, -15.77, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.24, 15.79, 182.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.175, 21.265, 23.618)`
Decimal	`6195072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8780, 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 #5E8780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #5E8780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8780; }
.text { color: #5e8780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 135 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8780, #5e7a87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E8780?: #5E8780 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8780?: The RGB value is 94, 135, 128: 94 red, 135 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8780?: The complementary color is #875E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8780?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.