What color is #5F8986?

#5F8986 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8986?

The RGB value is 95, 137, 134: 95 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8986?

The complementary color is #895F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8986 color

#5F8986 rgb(95, 137, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5F8986 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (95, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#5F8986 color codes

HEX	`#5F8986`
RGB	`rgb(95, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.07, -15.09, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.07, 15.39, 191.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.967, 22.044, 25.858)`
Decimal	`6261126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8986, 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 #5F8986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #5F8986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8986; }
.text { color: #5f8986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8986, #5f7789); }

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Questions

What color is #5F8986?: #5F8986 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8986?: The RGB value is 95, 137, 134: 95 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8986?: The complementary color is #895F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.