What color is #5D737A?

#5D737A 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 #5D737A?

The RGB value is 93, 115, 122: 93 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D737A?

The complementary color is #7A645D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D737A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D737A color

#5D737A rgb(93, 115, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D737A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.1% green and 47.8% blue (93, 115, 122).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#5D737A color codes

HEX	`#5D737A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 115, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, -6.36, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 9.12, 225.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.157, 15.993, 20.75)`
Decimal	`6124410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D737A, 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 #5D737A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D737A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #5D737A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d737a; }
.text { color: #5d737a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d737a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 115 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d737a, #5d657a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D737A?: #5D737A 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 #5D737A?: The RGB value is 93, 115, 122: 93 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D737A?: The complementary color is #7A645D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D737A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.