What color is #5A7776?

#5A7776 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7776?

The RGB value is 90, 119, 118: 90 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7776?

The complementary color is #775A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7776?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7776 color

#5A7776 rgb(90, 119, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A7776 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (90, 119, 118).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#5A7776 color codes

HEX	`#5A7776`
RGB	`rgb(90, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, -10.63, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 11.01, 195.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.082, 16.675, 19.613)`
Decimal	`5928822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7776, 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 #5A7776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #5A7776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7776; }
.text { color: #5a7776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7776, #5a6a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A7776?: #5A7776 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7776?: The RGB value is 90, 119, 118: 90 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7776?: The complementary color is #775A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7776?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.