What color is #5C7E7D?

#5C7E7D 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 #5C7E7D?

The RGB value is 92, 126, 125: 92 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7E7D?

The complementary color is #7E5C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7E7D color

#5C7E7D rgb(92, 126, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C7E7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 49.4% green and 49% blue (92, 126, 125).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#5C7E7D color codes

HEX	`#5C7E7D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 126, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 49.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, -12.2, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 12.65, 195.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.575, 18.677, 22.182)`
Decimal	`6061693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7E7D, 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 #5C7E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C7E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #5C7E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7e7d; }
.text { color: #5c7e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 126 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7e7d, #5c6e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5C7E7D?: #5C7E7D 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 #5C7E7D?: The RGB value is 92, 126, 125: 92 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7E7D?: The complementary color is #7E5C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.