What color is #5F8A8B?

#5F8A8B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8A8B?

The RGB value is 95, 138, 139: 95 red, 138 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8A8B?

The complementary color is #8B605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8A8B color

#5F8A8B rgb(95, 138, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5F8A8B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 54.1% green and 54.5% blue (95, 138, 139).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#5F8A8B color codes

HEX	`#5F8A8B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 138, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 54.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 1%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, -14.4, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 15.33, 200.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.466, 22.473, 27.786)`
Decimal	`6261387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8A8B, 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 #5F8A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #5F8A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8a8b; }
.text { color: #5f8a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 138 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8a8b, #5f748b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5F8A8B?: #5F8A8B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8A8B?: The RGB value is 95, 138, 139: 95 red, 138 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8A8B?: The complementary color is #8B605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.