What color is #5D9199?

#5D9199 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9199?

The RGB value is 93, 145, 153: 93 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9199?

The complementary color is #99655D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9199 color

#5D9199 rgb(93, 145, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D9199 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 56.9% green and 60% blue (93, 145, 153).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#5D9199 color codes

HEX	`#5D9199`
RGB	`rgb(93, 145, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 56.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.95, -15.16, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.95, 18, 212.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.387, 24.877, 33.858)`
Decimal	`6132121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9199, 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 #5D9199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #5D9199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9199; }
.text { color: #5d9199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 145 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9199, #5d7399); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D9199?: #5D9199 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9199?: The RGB value is 93, 145, 153: 93 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9199?: The complementary color is #99655D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.