What color is #5EB6C7?

#5EB6C7 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color High Dive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EB6C7?

The RGB value is 94, 182, 199: 94 red, 182 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EB6C7?

The complementary color is #C76F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EB6C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EB6C7 color

#5EB6C7 rgb(94, 182, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5EB6C7 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 71.4% green and 78% blue (94, 182, 199).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 48% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is High Dive (#59B9CC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#5EB6C7 color codes

HEX	`#5EB6C7`
RGB	`rgb(94, 182, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 71.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 48%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 53%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 9%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, -21.71, -16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 27.4, 217.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.649, 39.956, 60.066)`
Decimal	`6207175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EB6C7, 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 #5EB6C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EB6C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5EB6C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5eb6c7; }
.text { color: #5eb6c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5eb6c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 182 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5eb6c7, #5e82c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5EB6C7?: #5EB6C7 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color High Dive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EB6C7?: The RGB value is 94, 182, 199: 94 red, 182 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EB6C7?: The complementary color is #C76F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EB6C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.