What color is #5D9490?

#5D9490 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9490?

The RGB value is 93, 148, 144: 93 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9490?

The complementary color is #945D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9490 color

#5D9490 rgb(93, 148, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D9490 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 58% green and 56.5% blue (93, 148, 144).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#5D9490 color codes

HEX	`#5D9490`
RGB	`rgb(93, 148, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 58%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, -19.08, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 19.42, 190.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.136, 25.519, 30.245)`
Decimal	`6132880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9490, 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 #5D9490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #5D9490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9490; }
.text { color: #5d9490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 148 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9490, #5d7c94); }

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Questions

What color is #5D9490?: #5D9490 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9490?: The RGB value is 93, 148, 144: 93 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9490?: The complementary color is #945D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.