What color is #5B797E?

#5B797E 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 #5B797E?

The RGB value is 91, 121, 126: 91 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B797E?

The complementary color is #7E605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B797E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B797E color

#5B797E rgb(91, 121, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B797E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.5% green and 49.4% blue (91, 121, 126).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#5B797E color codes

HEX	`#5B797E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 121, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.77, -9.46, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.77, 11.34, 213.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.916, 17.405, 22.308)`
Decimal	`5994878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B797E, 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 #5B797E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B797E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #5B797E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b797e; }
.text { color: #5b797e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b797e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 121 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b797e, #5b687e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5B797E?: #5B797E 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 #5B797E?: The RGB value is 91, 121, 126: 91 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B797E?: The complementary color is #7E605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B797E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.