What color is #5C7D77?

#5C7D77 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7D77?

The RGB value is 92, 125, 119: 92 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7D77?

The complementary color is #7D5C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7D77 color

#5C7D77 rgb(92, 125, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5C7D77 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 49% green and 46.7% blue (92, 125, 119).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#5C7D77 color codes

HEX	`#5C7D77`
RGB	`rgb(92, 125, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 49%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, -13.08, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 13.09, 182.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.076, 18.274, 20.182)`
Decimal	`6061431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7D77, 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 #5C7D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #5C7D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7d77; }
.text { color: #5c7d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 125 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7d77, #5c727d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C7D77?: #5C7D77 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7D77?: The RGB value is 92, 125, 119: 92 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7D77?: The complementary color is #7D5C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.