What color is #5E878D?

#5E878D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E878D?

The RGB value is 94, 135, 141: 94 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E878D?

The complementary color is #8D645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E878D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E878D color

#5E878D rgb(94, 135, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E878D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.9% green and 55.3% blue (94, 135, 141).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#5E878D color codes

HEX	`#5E878D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 135, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, -12.55, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 14.75, 211.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.086, 21.63, 28.416)`
Decimal	`6195085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E878D, 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 #5E878D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E878D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #5E878D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e878d; }
.text { color: #5e878d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e878d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 135 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e878d, #5e708d); }

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Questions

What color is #5E878D?: #5E878D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E878D?: The RGB value is 94, 135, 141: 94 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E878D?: The complementary color is #8D645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E878D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.