What color is #5A7076?

#5A7076 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7076?

The RGB value is 90, 112, 118: 90 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7076?

The complementary color is #76605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7076?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7076 color

#5A7076 rgb(90, 112, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A7076 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 43.9% green and 46.3% blue (90, 112, 118).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#5A7076 color codes

HEX	`#5A7076`
RGB	`rgb(90, 112, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 43.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 5%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, -6.62, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 8.94, 222.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.28, 15.07, 19.345)`
Decimal	`5927030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7076, 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 #5A7076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	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 #5A7076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7076; }
.text { color: #5a7076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 112 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7076, #5a6276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A7076?: #5A7076 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7076?: The RGB value is 90, 112, 118: 90 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7076?: The complementary color is #76605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7076?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.