What color is #5D858F?

#5D858F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D858F?

The RGB value is 93, 133, 143: 93 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D858F?

The complementary color is #8F675D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D858F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D858F color

#5D858F rgb(93, 133, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D858F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 52.2% green and 56.1% blue (93, 133, 143).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#5D858F color codes

HEX	`#5D858F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 133, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 52.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 7%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, -11.22, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 14.9, 221.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.858, 21.084, 29.11)`
Decimal	`6129039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D858F, 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 #5D858F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D858F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #5D858F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d858f; }
.text { color: #5d858f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d858f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 133 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d858f, #5d6c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5D858F?: #5D858F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D858F?: The RGB value is 93, 133, 143: 93 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D858F?: The complementary color is #8F675D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D858F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.