What color is #5D9084?

#5D9084 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9084?

The RGB value is 93, 144, 132: 93 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9084?

The complementary color is #905D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9084 color

#5D9084 rgb(93, 144, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D9084 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 56.5% green and 51.8% blue (93, 144, 132).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#5D9084 color codes

HEX	`#5D9084`
RGB	`rgb(93, 144, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 56.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -19.91, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 19.93, 177.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.651, 23.939, 25.463)`
Decimal	`6131844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9084, 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 #5D9084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #5D9084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9084; }
.text { color: #5d9084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 144 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9084, #5d8390); }

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Questions

What color is #5D9084?: #5D9084 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9084?: The RGB value is 93, 144, 132: 93 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9084?: The complementary color is #905D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.