What color is #5FA6BC?

#5FA6BC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Surgical. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FA6BC?

The RGB value is 95, 166, 188: 95 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FA6BC?

The complementary color is #BC755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FA6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FA6BC color

#5FA6BC rgb(95, 166, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5FA6BC is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 65.1% green and 73.7% blue (95, 166, 188).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 41% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Surgical (#59A4C1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#5FA6BC color codes

HEX	`#5FA6BC`
RGB	`rgb(95, 166, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 65.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 41%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 49%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, -16.27, -18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 24.42, 228.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.429, 33.334, 52.556)`
Decimal	`6268604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FA6BC, 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 #5FA6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FA6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #5FA6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fa6bc; }
.text { color: #5fa6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fa6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 166 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fa6bc, #5f77bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5FA6BC?: #5FA6BC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Surgical. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FA6BC?: The RGB value is 95, 166, 188: 95 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FA6BC?: The complementary color is #BC755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FA6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.