What color is #5E8885?

#5E8885 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8885?

The RGB value is 94, 136, 133: 94 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8885?

The complementary color is #885E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8885 color

#5E8885 rgb(94, 136, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E8885 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 53.3% green and 52.2% blue (94, 136, 133).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#5E8885 color codes

HEX	`#5E8885`
RGB	`rgb(94, 136, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 53.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, -15.1, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 15.4, 191.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.652, 21.681, 25.44)`
Decimal	`6195333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8885, 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 #5E8885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #5E8885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8885; }
.text { color: #5e8885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 136 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8885, #5e7688); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E8885?: #5E8885 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8885?: The RGB value is 94, 136, 133: 94 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8885?: The complementary color is #885E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.