What color is #5B767B?

#5B767B 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 #5B767B?

The RGB value is 91, 118, 123: 91 red, 118 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B767B?

The complementary color is #7B605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B767B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B767B color

#5B767B rgb(91, 118, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B767B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 46.3% green and 48.2% blue (91, 118, 123).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#5B767B color codes

HEX	`#5B767B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 118, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 46.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, -8.51, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 10.38, 214.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.367, 16.61, 21.184)`
Decimal	`5994107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B767B, 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 #5B767B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B767B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #5B767B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b767b; }
.text { color: #5b767b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b767b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 118 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b767b, #5b667b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B767B?: #5B767B 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 #5B767B?: The RGB value is 91, 118, 123: 91 red, 118 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B767B?: The complementary color is #7B605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B767B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.