What color is #5D858D?

#5D858D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D858D?

The RGB value is 93, 133, 141: 93 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D858D?

The complementary color is #8D655D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D858D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D858D color

#5D858D rgb(93, 133, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D858D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 52.2% green and 55.3% blue (93, 133, 141).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5D858D color codes

HEX	`#5D858D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 133, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 52.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.98, -11.74, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.98, 14.64, 216.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.708, 21.024, 28.319)`
Decimal	`6129037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D858D, 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 #5D858D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D858D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #5D858D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d858d; }
.text { color: #5d858d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d858d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 133 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d858d, #5d6d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5D858D?: #5D858D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D858D?: The RGB value is 93, 133, 141: 93 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D858D?: The complementary color is #8D655D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D858D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.