What color is #5A7A83?

#5A7A83 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 #5A7A83?

The RGB value is 90, 122, 131: 90 red, 122 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7A83?

The complementary color is #83635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7A83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7A83 color

#5A7A83 rgb(90, 122, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A7A83 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 47.8% green and 51.4% blue (90, 122, 131).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#5A7A83 color codes

HEX	`#5A7A83`
RGB	`rgb(90, 122, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 47.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 7%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.17, -9.07, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.17, 12.5, 223.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.271, 17.731, 24.086)`
Decimal	`5929603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7A83, 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 #5A7A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #5A7A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7a83; }
.text { color: #5a7a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 122 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7a83, #5a6683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A7A83?: #5A7A83 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 #5A7A83?: The RGB value is 90, 122, 131: 90 red, 122 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7A83?: The complementary color is #83635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7A83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.