What color is #5B7378?

#5B7378 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 #5B7378?

The RGB value is 91, 115, 120: 91 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7378?

The complementary color is #78605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7378 color

#5B7378 rgb(91, 115, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B7378 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 45.1% green and 47.1% blue (91, 115, 120).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#5B7378 color codes

HEX	`#5B7378`
RGB	`rgb(91, 115, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 45.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.77, -7.53, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.77, 9.41, 216.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.834, 15.841, 20.094)`
Decimal	`5993336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7378, 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 #5B7378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #5B7378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7378; }
.text { color: #5b7378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 115 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7378, #5b6478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B7378?: #5B7378 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 #5B7378?: The RGB value is 91, 115, 120: 91 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7378?: The complementary color is #78605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.