What color is #5FA599?

#5FA599 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FA599?

The RGB value is 95, 165, 153: 95 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FA599?

The complementary color is #A55F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FA599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FA599 color

#5FA599 rgb(95, 165, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5FA599 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 64.7% green and 60% blue (95, 165, 153).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 28% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#5FA599 color codes

HEX	`#5FA599`
RGB	`rgb(95, 165, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 64.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 28%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 42%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, -25.03, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 25.04, 181.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.922, 31.641, 34.978)`
Decimal	`6268313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FA599, 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 #5FA599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FA599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5FA599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fa599; }
.text { color: #5fa599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fa599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 165 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fa599, #5f8ea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5FA599?: #5FA599 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FA599?: The RGB value is 95, 165, 153: 95 red, 165 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FA599?: The complementary color is #A55F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FA599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.