What color is #5F898A?

#5F898A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F898A?

The RGB value is 95, 137, 138: 95 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F898A?

The complementary color is #8A605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F898A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F898A color

#5F898A rgb(95, 137, 138)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5F898A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 53.7% green and 54.1% blue (95, 137, 138).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5F898A color codes

HEX	`#5F898A`
RGB	`rgb(95, 137, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 53.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 1%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.19, -14.1, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.19, 15.02, 200.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.251, 22.158, 27.355)`
Decimal	`6261130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F898A, 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 #5F898A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F898A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #5F898A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f898a; }
.text { color: #5f898a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f898a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 137 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f898a, #5f738a); }

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Questions

What color is #5F898A?: #5F898A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F898A?: The RGB value is 95, 137, 138: 95 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F898A?: The complementary color is #8A605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F898A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.