What color is #5E8D8B?

#5E8D8B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8D8B?

The RGB value is 94, 141, 139: 94 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8D8B?

The complementary color is #8D5E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8D8B color

#5E8D8B rgb(94, 141, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E8D8B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 55.3% green and 54.5% blue (94, 141, 139).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#5E8D8B color codes

HEX	`#5E8D8B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 141, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 55.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -16.32, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 16.8, 193.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.8, 23.292, 27.926)`
Decimal	`6196619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8D8B, 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 #5E8D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #5E8D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8d8b; }
.text { color: #5e8d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 141 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8d8b, #5e788d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E8D8B?: #5E8D8B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8D8B?: The RGB value is 94, 141, 139: 94 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8D8B?: The complementary color is #8D5E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.