What color is #5E9088?

#5E9088 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9088?

The RGB value is 94, 144, 136: 94 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9088?

The complementary color is #905E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9088 color

#5E9088 rgb(94, 144, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E9088 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 56.5% green and 53.3% blue (94, 144, 136).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#5E9088 color codes

HEX	`#5E9088`
RGB	`rgb(94, 144, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 56.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -18.65, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 18.68, 183.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.032, 24.103, 26.937)`
Decimal	`6197384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9088, 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 #5E9088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #5E9088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9088; }
.text { color: #5e9088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 144 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9088, #5e7f90); }

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Questions

What color is #5E9088?: #5E9088 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9088?: The RGB value is 94, 144, 136: 94 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9088?: The complementary color is #905E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.