What color is #5D9299?

#5D9299 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9299?

The RGB value is 93, 146, 153: 93 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9299?

The complementary color is #99645D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9299 color

#5D9299 rgb(93, 146, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D9299 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 57.3% green and 60% blue (93, 146, 153).

Its hue angle is 187°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#5D9299 color codes

HEX	`#5D9299`
RGB	`rgb(93, 146, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 57.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.25, -15.7, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.25, 18.23, 210.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.541, 25.183, 33.909)`
Decimal	`6132377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9299, 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 #5D9299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #5D9299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9299; }
.text { color: #5d9299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 146 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9299, #5d7499); }

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Questions

What color is #5D9299?: #5D9299 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9299?: The RGB value is 93, 146, 153: 93 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9299?: The complementary color is #99645D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.