What color is #5D7476?

#5D7476 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7476?

The RGB value is 93, 116, 118: 93 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7476?

The complementary color is #765F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7476?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7476 color

#5D7476 rgb(93, 116, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7476 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.5% green and 46.3% blue (93, 116, 118).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#5D7476 color codes

HEX	`#5D7476`
RGB	`rgb(93, 116, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, -7.91, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 8.82, 206.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.029, 16.125, 19.509)`
Decimal	`6124662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7476, 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 #5D7476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #5D7476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7476; }
.text { color: #5d7476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 116 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7476, #5d6876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7476?: #5D7476 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7476?: The RGB value is 93, 116, 118: 93 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7476?: The complementary color is #765F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7476?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.