What color is #5D717C?

#5D717C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D717C?

The RGB value is 93, 113, 124: 93 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D717C?

The complementary color is #7C685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D717C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D717C color

#5D717C rgb(93, 113, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D717C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 44.3% green and 48.6% blue (93, 113, 124).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#5D717C color codes

HEX	`#5D717C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 113, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 44.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, -4.7, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 9.73, 241.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.056, 15.592, 21.334)`
Decimal	`6123900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D717C, 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 #5D717C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D717C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #5D717C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d717c; }
.text { color: #5d717c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d717c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 113 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d717c, #5d627c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D717C?: #5D717C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D717C?: The RGB value is 93, 113, 124: 93 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D717C?: The complementary color is #7C685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D717C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.