What color is #5E8B88?

#5E8B88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8B88?

The RGB value is 94, 139, 136: 94 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8B88?

The complementary color is #8B5E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8B88 color

#5E8B88 rgb(94, 139, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E8B88 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (94, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#5E8B88 color codes

HEX	`#5E8B88`
RGB	`rgb(94, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, -15.98, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 16.32, 191.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.291, 22.621, 26.69)`
Decimal	`6196104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8B88, 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 #5E8B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #5E8B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8b88; }
.text { color: #5e8b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8b88, #5e788b); }

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Questions

What color is #5E8B88?: #5E8B88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8B88?: The RGB value is 94, 139, 136: 94 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8B88?: The complementary color is #8B5E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.