What color is #5D9E91?

#5D9E91 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9E91?

The RGB value is 93, 158, 145: 93 red, 158 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9E91?

The complementary color is #9E5D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9E91 color

#5D9E91 rgb(93, 158, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5D9E91 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 62% green and 56.9% blue (93, 158, 145).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#5D9E91 color codes

HEX	`#5D9E91`
RGB	`rgb(93, 158, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 62%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, -23.99, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 23.99, 179.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.85, 28.824, 31.195)`
Decimal	`6135441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9E91, 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 #5D9E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #5D9E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9e91; }
.text { color: #5d9e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 158 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9e91, #5d8b9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D9E91?: #5D9E91 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9E91?: The RGB value is 93, 158, 145: 93 red, 158 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9E91?: The complementary color is #9E5D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.