What color is #5D797B?

#5D797B 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 #5D797B?

The RGB value is 93, 121, 123: 93 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D797B?

The complementary color is #7B5F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D797B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D797B color

#5D797B rgb(93, 121, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D797B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (93, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#5D797B color codes

HEX	`#5D797B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, -9.55, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 10.52, 204.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.926, 17.431, 21.313)`
Decimal	`6125947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D797B, 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 #5D797B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D797B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #5D797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d797b; }
.text { color: #5d797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d797b, #5d6a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D797B?: #5D797B 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 #5D797B?: The RGB value is 93, 121, 123: 93 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D797B?: The complementary color is #7B5F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D797B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.