What color is #5F908B?

#5F908B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F908B?

The RGB value is 95, 144, 139: 95 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F908B?

The complementary color is #905F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F908B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F908B color

#5F908B rgb(95, 144, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5F908B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 56.5% green and 54.5% blue (95, 144, 139).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#5F908B color codes

HEX	`#5F908B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 144, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 56.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, -17.62, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 17.81, 188.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.351, 24.242, 28.081)`
Decimal	`6262923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F908B, 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 #5F908B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F908B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #5F908B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f908b; }
.text { color: #5f908b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f908b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 144 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f908b, #5f7c90); }

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Questions

What color is #5F908B?: #5F908B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F908B?: The RGB value is 95, 144, 139: 95 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F908B?: The complementary color is #905F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F908B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.