What color is #5D7378?

#5D7378 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7378?

The RGB value is 93, 115, 120: 93 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7378?

The complementary color is #78625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7378 color

#5D7378 rgb(93, 115, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7378 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.1% green and 47.1% blue (93, 115, 120).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5D7378 color codes

HEX	`#5D7378`
RGB	`rgb(93, 115, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, -6.85, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 8.75, 218.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.034, 15.944, 20.104)`
Decimal	`6124408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7378, 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 #5D7378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #5D7378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7378; }
.text { color: #5d7378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 115 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7378, #5d6678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7378?: #5D7378 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7378?: The RGB value is 93, 115, 120: 93 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7378?: The complementary color is #78625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.