What color is #5A777E?

#5A777E 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 #5A777E?

The RGB value is 90, 119, 126: 90 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A777E?

The complementary color is #7E615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A777E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A777E color

#5A777E rgb(90, 119, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A777E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 46.7% green and 49.4% blue (90, 119, 126).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 4.8:1).

#5A777E color codes

HEX	`#5A777E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 119, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 46.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, -8.65, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 11.28, 219.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.578, 16.873, 22.223)`
Decimal	`5928830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A777E, 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 #5A777E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A777E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #5A777E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a777e; }
.text { color: #5a777e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a777e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 119 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a777e, #5a657e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A777E?: #5A777E 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 #5A777E?: The RGB value is 90, 119, 126: 90 red, 119 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A777E?: The complementary color is #7E615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A777E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.