What color is #5E948F?

#5E948F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E948F?

The RGB value is 94, 148, 143: 94 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E948F?

The complementary color is #945E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E948F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E948F color

#5E948F rgb(94, 148, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E948F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 58% green and 56.1% blue (94, 148, 143).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#5E948F color codes

HEX	`#5E948F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 148, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 58%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.6, -19.04, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.6, 19.28, 189.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.162, 25.541, 29.849)`
Decimal	`6198415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E948F, 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 #5E948F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E948F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #5E948F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e948f; }
.text { color: #5e948f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e948f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 148 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e948f, #5e7e94); }

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Questions

What color is #5E948F?: #5E948F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E948F?: The RGB value is 94, 148, 143: 94 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E948F?: The complementary color is #945E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E948F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.