What color is #5D9C99?

#5D9C99 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9C99?

The RGB value is 93, 156, 153: 93 red, 156 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9C99?

The complementary color is #9C5D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9C99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9C99 color

#5D9C99 rgb(93, 156, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D9C99 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 61.2% green and 60% blue (93, 156, 153).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#5D9C99 color codes

HEX	`#5D9C99`
RGB	`rgb(93, 156, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 61.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, -20.97, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 21.52, 192.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.15, 28.402, 34.446)`
Decimal	`6134937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9C99, 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 #5D9C99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9C99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #5D9C99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9c99; }
.text { color: #5d9c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9c99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 156 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9c99, #5d809c); }

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Questions

What color is #5D9C99?: #5D9C99 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9C99?: The RGB value is 93, 156, 153: 93 red, 156 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9C99?: The complementary color is #9C5D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9C99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.