What color is #5F969C?

#5F969C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F969C?

The RGB value is 95, 150, 156: 95 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F969C?

The complementary color is #9C655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F969C color

#5F969C rgb(95, 150, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5F969C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (95, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#5F969C color codes

HEX	`#5F969C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, -16.5, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 18.75, 208.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.624, 26.644, 35.449)`
Decimal	`6264476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F969C, 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 #5F969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #5F969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f969c; }
.text { color: #5f969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f969c, #5f779c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F969C?: #5F969C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F969C?: The RGB value is 95, 150, 156: 95 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F969C?: The complementary color is #9C655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.