What color is #5B7982?

#5B7982 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 #5B7982?

The RGB value is 91, 121, 130: 91 red, 121 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7982?

The complementary color is #82645B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7982?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7982 color

#5B7982 rgb(91, 121, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B7982 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.5% green and 51% blue (91, 121, 130).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#5B7982 color codes

HEX	`#5B7982`
RGB	`rgb(91, 121, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.9, -8.45, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.9, 11.92, 224.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.18, 17.51, 23.695)`
Decimal	`5994882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7982, 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 #5B7982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #5B7982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7982; }
.text { color: #5b7982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 121 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7982, #5b6682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B7982?: #5B7982 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 #5B7982?: The RGB value is 91, 121, 130: 91 red, 121 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7982?: The complementary color is #82645B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7982?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.