What color is #5F9687?

#5F9687 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F9687?

The RGB value is 95, 150, 135: 95 red, 150 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F9687?

The complementary color is #965F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F9687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F9687 color

#5F9687 rgb(95, 150, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #5F9687 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 58.8% green and 52.9% blue (95, 150, 135).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#5F9687 color codes

HEX	`#5F9687`
RGB	`rgb(95, 150, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 58.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 37%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.03, -21.72, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.03, 21.83, 174.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.997, 25.994, 26.881)`
Decimal	`6264455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F9687, 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 #5F9687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F9687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #5F9687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f9687; }
.text { color: #5f9687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f9687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 150 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f9687, #5f8a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F9687?: #5F9687 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F9687?: The RGB value is 95, 150, 135: 95 red, 150 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F9687?: The complementary color is #965F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F9687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.