What color is #5D6779?

#5D6779 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6779?

The RGB value is 93, 103, 121: 93 red, 103 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6779?

The complementary color is #796F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6779?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6779 color

#5D6779 rgb(93, 103, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6779 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.4% green and 47.5% blue (93, 103, 121).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#5D6779 color codes

HEX	`#5D6779`
RGB	`rgb(93, 103, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.37, 0.47, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.37, 11.33, 272.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.815, 13.408, 19.998)`
Decimal	`6121337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6779, 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 #5D6779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #5D6779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6779; }
.text { color: #5d6779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 103 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6779, #615d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6779?: #5D6779 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6779?: The RGB value is 93, 103, 121: 93 red, 103 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6779?: The complementary color is #796F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6779?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.