What color is #5FB3AB?

#5FB3AB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FB3AB?

The RGB value is 95, 179, 171: 95 red, 179 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FB3AB?

The complementary color is #B35F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FB3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FB3AB color

#5FB3AB rgb(95, 179, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5FB3AB is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 70.2% green and 67.1% blue (95, 179, 171).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#5FB3AB color codes

HEX	`#5FB3AB`
RGB	`rgb(95, 179, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 70.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 47%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, -27.49, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 27.75, 187.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.187, 37.611, 44.294)`
Decimal	`6271915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FB3AB, 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 #5FB3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FB3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #5FB3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fb3ab; }
.text { color: #5fb3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fb3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 179 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fb3ab, #5f91b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5FB3AB?: #5FB3AB is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FB3AB?: The RGB value is 95, 179, 171: 95 red, 179 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FB3AB?: The complementary color is #B35F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FB3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.