What color is #5F8289?

#5F8289 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8289?

The RGB value is 95, 130, 137: 95 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8289?

The complementary color is #89665F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8289 color

#5F8289 rgb(95, 130, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5F8289 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (95, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% 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 5.04:1).

#5F8289 color codes

HEX	`#5F8289`
RGB	`rgb(95, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.07, -10.49, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.07, 13.05, 216.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.216, 20.203, 26.655)`
Decimal	`6259337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8289, 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 #5F8289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #5F8289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8289; }
.text { color: #5f8289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8289, #5f6d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5F8289?: #5F8289 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8289?: The RGB value is 95, 130, 137: 95 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8289?: The complementary color is #89665F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.