What color is #5A7678?

#5A7678 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7678?

The RGB value is 90, 118, 120: 90 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7678?

The complementary color is #785C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7678?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7678 color

#5A7678 rgb(90, 118, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A7678 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 46.3% green and 47.1% blue (90, 118, 120).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#5A7678 color codes

HEX	`#5A7678`
RGB	`rgb(90, 118, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 46.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.61, -9.58, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.61, 10.54, 204.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.084, 16.486, 20.206)`
Decimal	`5928568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7678, 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 #5A7678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #5A7678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7678; }
.text { color: #5a7678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 118 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7678, #5a6778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A7678?: #5A7678 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7678?: The RGB value is 90, 118, 120: 90 red, 118 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7678?: The complementary color is #785C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7678?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.