What color is #5C797B?

#5C797B 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 #5C797B?

The RGB value is 92, 121, 123: 92 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C797B?

The complementary color is #7B5E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C797B?

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.

#5C797B color

#5C797B rgb(92, 121, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C797B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (92, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5C797B color codes

HEX	`#5C797B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, -9.88, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 10.86, 204.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.825, 17.379, 21.308)`
Decimal	`6060411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C797B, 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 #5C797B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C797B 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 #5C797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c797b; }
.text { color: #5c797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c797b, #5c6a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C797B?: #5C797B 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 #5C797B?: The RGB value is 92, 121, 123: 92 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C797B?: The complementary color is #7B5E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C797B?: 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.