What color is #5D7176?

#5D7176 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 #5D7176?

The RGB value is 93, 113, 118: 93 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7176?

The complementary color is #76625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7176 color

#5D7176 rgb(93, 113, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7176 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 44.3% green and 46.3% blue (93, 113, 118).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#5D7176 color codes

HEX	`#5D7176`
RGB	`rgb(93, 113, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 44.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 4%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.24, -6.18, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.24, 8.09, 220.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.688, 15.445, 19.396)`
Decimal	`6123894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7176, 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 #5D7176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #5D7176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7176; }
.text { color: #5d7176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 113 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7176, #5d6476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7176?: #5D7176 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 #5D7176?: The RGB value is 93, 113, 118: 93 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7176?: The complementary color is #76625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.