5EA488

#5EA488 closest to Jewel Weed

#5EA488 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Jewel Weed. In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 64.3% green and 53.3% blue (rgb(94, 164, 136)). Its HSL value is 156° hue, 28% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black. #5EA488 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.14:1.

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Variations of #5EA488

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#5EA488 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5EA488 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5EA488 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #96938A
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A19B87
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939D88
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #96938A
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #899989
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4AA49C
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #56A492
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8B9A93

#5EA488 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.94:1 Very poor#5EA488 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.14:1 Very good#5EA488 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5EA488 in CSS

/* Jewel Weed */
.color { color: #5EA488; }
.background { background-color: #5EA488; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5EA488; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(94 164 136);
color: hsl(156 28% 51%);
color: oklch(0.664 0.083 166.2);

#5EA488 FAQ

What color is #5EA488?

#5EA488 is a medium, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Jewel Weed. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5EA488?

#5EA488 is rgb(94, 164, 136) in RGB, hsl(156, 28%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 0%, 17%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5EA488?

The complementary color of #5EA488 is #A45E7A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5EA488?

Black text has the best contrast on #5EA488: 7.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5EA488 a warm or cool color?

#5EA488 is a cool color.