What color is #5D9289?

#5D9289 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 #5D9289?

The RGB value is 93, 146, 137: 93 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9289?

The complementary color is #925D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9289 color

#5D9289 rgb(93, 146, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D9289 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 57.3% green and 53.7% blue (93, 146, 137).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#5D9289 color codes

HEX	`#5D9289`
RGB	`rgb(93, 146, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 57.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, -19.75, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 19.77, 182.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.307, 24.69, 27.41)`
Decimal	`6132361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9289, 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 #5D9289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #5D9289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9289; }
.text { color: #5d9289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 146 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9289, #5d8192); }

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Questions

What color is #5D9289?: #5D9289 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 #5D9289?: The RGB value is 93, 146, 137: 93 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9289?: The complementary color is #925D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.