What color is #5F8184?

#5F8184 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8184?

The RGB value is 95, 129, 132: 95 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8184?

The complementary color is #84625F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8184 color

#5F8184 rgb(95, 129, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F8184 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 50.6% green and 51.8% blue (95, 129, 132).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#5F8184 color codes

HEX	`#5F8184`
RGB	`rgb(95, 129, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 50.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, -11.19, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 12.47, 206.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.733, 19.799, 24.765)`
Decimal	`6259076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8184, 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 #5F8184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #5F8184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8184; }
.text { color: #5f8184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 129 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8184, #5f6e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5F8184?: #5F8184 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8184?: The RGB value is 95, 129, 132: 95 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8184?: The complementary color is #84625F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.