What color is #5C9996?

#5C9996 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C9996?

The RGB value is 92, 153, 150: 92 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C9996?

The complementary color is #995C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C9996 color

#5C9996 rgb(92, 153, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C9996 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 60% green and 58.8% blue (92, 153, 150).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#5C9996 color codes

HEX	`#5C9996`
RGB	`rgb(92, 153, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 60%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, -20.45, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 20.97, 192.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.308, 27.258, 32.987)`
Decimal	`6068630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C9996, 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 #5C9996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #5C9996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9996; }
.text { color: #5c9996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 153 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9996, #5c7e99); }

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Questions

What color is #5C9996?: #5C9996 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C9996?: The RGB value is 92, 153, 150: 92 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C9996?: The complementary color is #995C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.