#5FA099

A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #5FA099

At its core, #5FA099 is a medium and muted hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cadetblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 160, and 153.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 41% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 173.5° hue, 25.5% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5FA099
RGB95, 160, 153
HSL173.5°, 25.5%, 50.0%
CMYK41%, 0%, 4%, 37%
HSV173.5°, 40.6%, 62.7%
LAB61.5, -22.5, -2.9
XYZ23.0, 29.9, 34.7
Decimal6267033

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.97:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FA099; }
.text-color { color: #5FA099; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FA099; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0