What color is #5EA8AB?

#5EA8AB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EA8AB?

The RGB value is 94, 168, 171: 94 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EA8AB?

The complementary color is #AB615E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EA8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EA8AB color

#5EA8AB rgb(94, 168, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5EA8AB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 65.9% green and 67.1% blue (94, 168, 171).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#5EA8AB color codes

HEX	`#5EA8AB`
RGB	`rgb(94, 168, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 65.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 2%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, -22.21, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 23.87, 201.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.967, 33.323, 43.584)`
Decimal	`6203563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EA8AB, 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 #5EA8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EA8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5EA8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ea8ab; }
.text { color: #5ea8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ea8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 168 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ea8ab, #5e82ab); }

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Questions

What color is #5EA8AB?: #5EA8AB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EA8AB?: The RGB value is 94, 168, 171: 94 red, 168 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EA8AB?: The complementary color is #AB615E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EA8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.