What color is #5E7B7F?

#5E7B7F is a grayish cyan known as North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of North Atlantic?

The RGB value is 94, 123, 127: 94 red, 123 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of North Atlantic?

The complementary color is #7F625E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7B7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

North Atlantic color: hex code #5E7B7F

#5E7B7F rgb(94, 123, 127)

Shades of gray

North Atlantic has the hex code #5E7B7F. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 48.2% green and 49.8% blue (94, 123, 127).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

North Atlantic (#5E7B7F) color codes

HEX	`#5E7B7F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 123, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 48.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -9.37, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 10.91, 210.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.529, 18.077, 22.746)`
Decimal	`6191999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with North Atlantic, 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 #5E7B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	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 #5E7B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7b7f; }
.text { color: #5e7b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 123 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7b7f, #5e6b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

See #5E7B7F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5E7B7F?: #5E7B7F is a grayish cyan known as North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of North Atlantic?: The RGB value is 94, 123, 127: 94 red, 123 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of North Atlantic?: The complementary color is #7F625E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7B7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.