What color is #5E8B91?

#5E8B91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8B91?

The RGB value is 94, 139, 145: 94 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8B91?

The complementary color is #91645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8B91 color

#5E8B91 rgb(94, 139, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E8B91 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 54.5% green and 56.9% blue (94, 139, 145).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#5E8B91 color codes

HEX	`#5E8B91`
RGB	`rgb(94, 139, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 54.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, -13.71, -8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 15.92, 210.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.958, 22.888, 30.201)`
Decimal	`6196113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8B91, 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 #5E8B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #5E8B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8b91; }
.text { color: #5e8b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 139 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8b91, #5e7291); }

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Questions

What color is #5E8B91?: #5E8B91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8B91?: The RGB value is 94, 139, 145: 94 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8B91?: The complementary color is #91645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.