What color is #5B7674?

#5B7674 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7674?

The RGB value is 91, 118, 116: 91 red, 118 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7674?

The complementary color is #765B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7674?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7674 color

#5B7674 rgb(91, 118, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B7674 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 46.3% green and 45.5% blue (91, 118, 116).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#5B7674 color codes

HEX	`#5B7674`
RGB	`rgb(91, 118, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 46.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.55, -10.21, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.55, 10.42, 191.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.944, 16.441, 18.958)`
Decimal	`5994100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7674, 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 #5B7674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #5B7674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7674; }
.text { color: #5b7674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 118 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7674, #5b6b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B7674?: #5B7674 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7674?: The RGB value is 91, 118, 116: 91 red, 118 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7674?: The complementary color is #765B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7674?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.