What color is #5D7880?

#5D7880 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7880?

The RGB value is 93, 120, 128: 93 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7880?

The complementary color is #80655D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7880 color

#5D7880 rgb(93, 120, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7880 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 47.1% green and 50.2% blue (93, 120, 128).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#5D7880 color codes

HEX	`#5D7880`
RGB	`rgb(93, 120, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 47.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.66, -7.74, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.66, 10.83, 224.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.126, 17.318, 22.964)`
Decimal	`6125696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7880, 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 #5D7880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #5D7880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7880; }
.text { color: #5d7880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 120 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7880, #5d6680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7880?: #5D7880 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7880?: The RGB value is 93, 120, 128: 93 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7880?: The complementary color is #80655D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.