What color is #5FC6F3?

#5FC6F3 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Thor’s Thunder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5FC6F3?

The RGB value is 95, 198, 243: 95 red, 198 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5FC6F3?

The complementary color is #F38C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5FC6F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5FC6F3 color

#5FC6F3 rgb(95, 198, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5FC6F3 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 77.6% green and 95.3% blue (95, 198, 243).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 86% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder (#44CCFF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#5FC6F3 color codes

HEX	`#5FC6F3`
RGB	`rgb(95, 198, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 77.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 86%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 61%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 19%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.63, -16.91, -31.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.63, 35.47, 241.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.085, 49.288, 92.125)`
Decimal	`6276851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5FC6F3, 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 #5FC6F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5FC6F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #5FC6F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5fc6f3; }
.text { color: #5fc6f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5fc6f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 198 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5fc6f3, #5f7cf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #5FC6F3?: #5FC6F3 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Thor’s Thunder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5FC6F3?: The RGB value is 95, 198, 243: 95 red, 198 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5FC6F3?: The complementary color is #F38C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5FC6F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.