What color is #5B727F?

#5B727F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B727F?

The RGB value is 91, 114, 127: 91 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B727F?

The complementary color is #7F685B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B727F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B727F color

#5B727F rgb(91, 114, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B727F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.7% green and 49.8% blue (91, 114, 127).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#5B727F color codes

HEX	`#5B727F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 114, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 10%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.7, -5.18, -9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.7, 11.2, 242.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.161, 15.791, 22.376)`
Decimal	`5993087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B727F, 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 #5B727F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B727F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #5B727F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b727f; }
.text { color: #5b727f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b727f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 114 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b727f, #5b607f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B727F?: #5B727F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B727F?: The RGB value is 91, 114, 127: 91 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B727F?: The complementary color is #7F685B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B727F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.