What color is #5B7B76?

#5B7B76 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7B76?

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

What is the complementary color of #5B7B76?

The complementary color is #7B5B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7B76 color

#5B7B76 rgb(91, 123, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B7B76 is a grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 171°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#5B7B76 color codes

HEX	`#5B7B76`
RGB	`rgb(91, 123, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 48.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.13, -12.54, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.13, 12.58, 184.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.666, 17.697, 19.779)`
Decimal	`5995382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7B76, 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 #5B7B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #5B7B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7b76; }
.text { color: #5b7b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 123 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7b76, #5b707b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B7B76?: #5B7B76 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7B76?: The RGB value is 91, 123, 118: 91 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7B76?: The complementary color is #7B5B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.