What color is #5E9987?

#5E9987 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9987?

The RGB value is 94, 153, 135: 94 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9987?

The complementary color is #995E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9987 color

#5E9987 rgb(94, 153, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9987 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 60% green and 52.9% blue (94, 153, 135).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#5E9987 color codes

HEX	`#5E9987`
RGB	`rgb(94, 153, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 60%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -23.54, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 23.79, 171.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.379, 26.91, 27.037)`
Decimal	`6199687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9987, 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 #5E9987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #5E9987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9987; }
.text { color: #5e9987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 153 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9987, #5e8e99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E9987?: #5E9987 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9987?: The RGB value is 94, 153, 135: 94 red, 153 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9987?: The complementary color is #995E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.