What color is #5D7A73?

#5D7A73 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 #5D7A73?

The RGB value is 93, 122, 115: 93 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7A73?

The complementary color is #7A5D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7A73 color

#5D7A73 rgb(93, 122, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7A73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 47.8% green and 45.1% blue (93, 122, 115).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#5D7A73 color codes

HEX	`#5D7A73`
RGB	`rgb(93, 122, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 47.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, -12.01, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 12.01, 178)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.567, 17.483, 18.823)`
Decimal	`6126195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7A73, 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 #5D7A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #5D7A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7a73; }
.text { color: #5d7a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 122 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7a73, #5d727a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5D7A73?: #5D7A73 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 #5D7A73?: The RGB value is 93, 122, 115: 93 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7A73?: The complementary color is #7A5D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.