What color is #5C919D?

#5C919D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C919D?

The RGB value is 92, 145, 157: 92 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C919D?

The complementary color is #9D685C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C919D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C919D color

#5C919D rgb(92, 145, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C919D is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 56.9% green and 61.6% blue (92, 145, 157).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#5C919D color codes

HEX	`#5C919D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 145, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 56.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.04, -14.36, -11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.04, 18.64, 219.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.623, 24.959, 35.623)`
Decimal	`6066589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C919D, 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 #5C919D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C919D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #5C919D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c919d; }
.text { color: #5c919d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c919d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 145 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c919d, #5c719d); }

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Questions

What color is #5C919D?: #5C919D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C919D?: The RGB value is 92, 145, 157: 92 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C919D?: The complementary color is #9D685C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C919D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.