What color is #5E98A1?

#5E98A1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E98A1?

The RGB value is 94, 152, 161: 94 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E98A1?

The complementary color is #A1675E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E98A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E98A1 color

#5E98A1 rgb(94, 152, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5E98A1 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 59.6% green and 63.1% blue (94, 152, 161).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#5E98A1 color codes

HEX	`#5E98A1`
RGB	`rgb(94, 152, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 59.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 42%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 6%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -16.52, -10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 19.67, 212.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.275, 27.408, 37.828)`
Decimal	`6199457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E98A1, 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 #5E98A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E98A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #5E98A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e98a1; }
.text { color: #5e98a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e98a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 152 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e98a1, #5e76a1); }

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Questions

What color is #5E98A1?: #5E98A1 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E98A1?: The RGB value is 94, 152, 161: 94 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E98A1?: The complementary color is #A1675E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E98A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.