What color is #5D7976?

#5D7976 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7976?

The RGB value is 93, 121, 118: 93 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7976?

The complementary color is #795D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7976 color

#5D7976 rgb(93, 121, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7976 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 47.5% green and 46.3% blue (93, 121, 118).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#5D7976 color codes

HEX	`#5D7976`
RGB	`rgb(93, 121, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 47.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.65, -10.75, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.65, 10.88, 188.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.621, 17.309, 19.707)`
Decimal	`6125942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7976, 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 #5D7976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #5D7976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7976; }
.text { color: #5d7976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 121 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7976, #5d6e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7976?: #5D7976 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7976?: The RGB value is 93, 121, 118: 93 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7976?: The complementary color is #795D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.