What color is #5B7373?

#5B7373 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7373?

The RGB value is 91, 115, 115: 91 red, 115 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7373?

The complementary color is #735B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7373 color

#5B7373 rgb(91, 115, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B7373 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 45.1% green and 45.1% blue (91, 115, 115).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#5B7373 color codes

HEX	`#5B7373`
RGB	`rgb(91, 115, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 45.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.61, -8.74, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.61, 9.21, 198.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.539, 15.723, 18.538)`
Decimal	`5993331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7373, 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 #5B7373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #5B7373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7373; }
.text { color: #5b7373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 115 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7373, #5b6773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B7373?: #5B7373 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7373?: The RGB value is 91, 115, 115: 91 red, 115 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7373?: The complementary color is #735B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.