What color is #5F958C?

#5F958C 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 #5F958C?

The RGB value is 95, 149, 140: 95 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F958C?

The complementary color is #955F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F958C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F958C color

#5F958C rgb(95, 149, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5F958C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 58.4% green and 54.9% blue (95, 149, 140).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#5F958C color codes

HEX	`#5F958C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 149, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 58.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.87, -20.01, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.87, 20.03, 182.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.199, 25.82, 28.725)`
Decimal	`6264204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F958C, 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 #5F958C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F958C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #5F958C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f958c; }
.text { color: #5f958c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f958c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 149 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f958c, #5f8395); }

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Questions

What color is #5F958C?: #5F958C 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 #5F958C?: The RGB value is 95, 149, 140: 95 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F958C?: The complementary color is #955F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F958C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.