What color is #5F9EA0?

#5F9EA0 is a desaturated cyan known as Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cadet Blue?

The RGB value is 95, 158, 160: 95 red, 158 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cadet Blue?

The complementary color is #A0615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F9EA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cadet Blue color: hex code #5F9EA0

#5F9EA0 rgb(95, 158, 160)

Shades of teal

Cadet Blue has the hex code #5F9EA0. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 62% green and 62.7% blue (95, 158, 160).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword cadetblue.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0) color codes

HEX	`#5F9EA0`
RGB	`rgb(95, 158, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 62%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 41%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, -19.68, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 21.03, 200.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.289, 29.423, 37.703)`
Decimal	`6266528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cadet Blue, 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 #5F9EA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F9EA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #5F9EA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f9ea0; }
.text { color: #5f9ea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f9ea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 158 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f9ea0, #5f7ea0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5F9EA0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5F9EA0?: #5F9EA0 is a desaturated cyan known as Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cadet Blue?: The RGB value is 95, 158, 160: 95 red, 158 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cadet Blue?: The complementary color is #A0615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F9EA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.