What color is #5E8D93?

#5E8D93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8D93?

The RGB value is 94, 141, 147: 94 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8D93?

The complementary color is #93645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8D93 color

#5E8D93 rgb(94, 141, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E8D93 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 55.3% green and 57.6% blue (94, 141, 147).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#5E8D93 color codes

HEX	`#5E8D93`
RGB	`rgb(94, 141, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 55.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, -14.28, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 16.5, 210.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.406, 23.535, 31.118)`
Decimal	`6196627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8D93, 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 #5E8D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #5E8D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8d93; }
.text { color: #5e8d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 141 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8d93, #5e7293); }

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Questions

What color is #5E8D93?: #5E8D93 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8D93?: The RGB value is 94, 141, 147: 94 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8D93?: The complementary color is #93645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.