What color is #5B7A79?

#5B7A79 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 #5B7A79?

The RGB value is 91, 122, 121: 91 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7A79?

The complementary color is #7A5B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7A79?

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.

#5B7A79 color

#5B7A79 rgb(91, 122, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B7A79 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (91, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5B7A79 color codes

HEX	`#5B7A79`
RGB	`rgb(91, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, -11.26, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 11.67, 195.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.724, 17.523, 20.692)`
Decimal	`5995129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7A79, 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 #5B7A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7A79 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 #5B7A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7a79; }
.text { color: #5b7a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7a79, #5b6c7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B7A79?: #5B7A79 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 #5B7A79?: The RGB value is 91, 122, 121: 91 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7A79?: The complementary color is #7A5B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7A79?: 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.