What color is #5E968E?

#5E968E 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 #5E968E?

The RGB value is 94, 150, 142: 94 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E968E?

The complementary color is #965E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E968E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E968E color

#5E968E rgb(94, 150, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E968E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 58.8% green and 55.7% blue (94, 150, 142).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#5E968E color codes

HEX	`#5E968E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 150, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 58.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 37%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, -20.33, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 20.4, 184.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.403, 26.144, 29.557)`
Decimal	`6198926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E968E, 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 #5E968E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E968E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #5E968E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e968e; }
.text { color: #5e968e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e968e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 150 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e968e, #5e8296); }

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Questions

What color is #5E968E?: #5E968E 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 #5E968E?: The RGB value is 94, 150, 142: 94 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E968E?: The complementary color is #965E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E968E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.