What color is #5A797B?

#5A797B 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 #5A797B?

The RGB value is 90, 121, 123: 90 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A797B?

The complementary color is #7B5C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A797B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A797B color

#5A797B rgb(90, 121, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A797B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (90, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#5A797B color codes

HEX	`#5A797B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.61, -10.54, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.61, 11.54, 204.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.628, 17.278, 21.299)`
Decimal	`5929339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A797B, 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 #5A797B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A797B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #5A797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a797b; }
.text { color: #5a797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a797b, #5a697b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A797B?: #5A797B 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 #5A797B?: The RGB value is 90, 121, 123: 90 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A797B?: The complementary color is #7B5C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A797B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.