What color is #5D706F?

#5D706F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D706F?

The RGB value is 93, 112, 111: 93 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D706F?

The complementary color is #705D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D706F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D706F color

#5D706F rgb(93, 112, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D706F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 43.9% green and 43.5% blue (93, 112, 111).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#5D706F color codes

HEX	`#5D706F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 112, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 43.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.72, -7.26, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.72, 7.48, 193.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.177, 15.063, 17.249)`
Decimal	`6123631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D706F, 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 #5D706F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D706F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #5D706F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d706f; }
.text { color: #5d706f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d706f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 112 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d706f, #5d6870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D706F?: #5D706F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D706F?: The RGB value is 93, 112, 111: 93 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D706F?: The complementary color is #705D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D706F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.