What color is #5A7F7C?

#5A7F7C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7F7C?

The RGB value is 90, 127, 124: 90 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7F7C?

The complementary color is #7F5A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7F7C color

#5A7F7C rgb(90, 127, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A7F7C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 49.8% green and 48.6% blue (90, 127, 124).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#5A7F7C color codes

HEX	`#5A7F7C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 127, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 49.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 29%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, -13.63, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 13.87, 190.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.443, 18.807, 21.881)`
Decimal	`5930876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7F7C, 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 #5A7F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A7F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #5A7F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7f7c; }
.text { color: #5a7f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 127 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7f7c, #5a707f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5A7F7C?: #5A7F7C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7F7C?: The RGB value is 90, 127, 124: 90 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7F7C?: The complementary color is #7F5A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.