What color is #5F838A?

#5F838A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F838A?

The RGB value is 95, 131, 138: 95 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F838A?

The complementary color is #8A665F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F838A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F838A color

#5F838A rgb(95, 131, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5F838A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51.4% green and 54.1% blue (95, 131, 138).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 46% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#5F838A color codes

HEX	`#5F838A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 131, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, -10.79, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 13.34, 216.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.422, 20.5, 27.079)`
Decimal	`6259594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F838A, 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 #5F838A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F838A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #5F838A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f838a; }
.text { color: #5f838a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f838a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 131 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f838a, #5f6d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5F838A?: #5F838A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F838A?: The RGB value is 95, 131, 138: 95 red, 131 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F838A?: The complementary color is #8A665F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F838A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.