What color is #5D7272?

#5D7272 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 #5D7272?

The RGB value is 93, 114, 114: 93 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7272?

The complementary color is #725D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7272?

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.

#5D7272 color

#5D7272 rgb(93, 114, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7272 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 44.7% green and 44.7% blue (93, 114, 114).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5D7272 color codes

HEX	`#5D7272`
RGB	`rgb(93, 114, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 44.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.41, -7.71, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.41, 8.13, 198.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.568, 15.576, 18.208)`
Decimal	`6124146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7272, 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 #5D7272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7272 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 #5D7272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7272; }
.text { color: #5d7272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 114 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7272, #5d6872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7272?: #5D7272 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 #5D7272?: The RGB value is 93, 114, 114: 93 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7272?: The complementary color is #725D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7272?: 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.