What color is #5D7773?

#5D7773 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7773?

The RGB value is 93, 119, 115: 93 red, 119 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7773?

The complementary color is #775D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7773?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7773 color

#5D7773 rgb(93, 119, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7773 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 46.7% green and 45.1% blue (93, 119, 115).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#5D7773 color codes

HEX	`#5D7773`
RGB	`rgb(93, 119, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 46.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, -10.32, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 10.36, 185.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.205, 16.758, 18.703)`
Decimal	`6125427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7773, 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 #5D7773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #5D7773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7773; }
.text { color: #5d7773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 119 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7773, #5d6e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7773?: #5D7773 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7773?: The RGB value is 93, 119, 115: 93 red, 119 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7773?: The complementary color is #775D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7773?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.