What color is #5D7D82?

#5D7D82 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 #5D7D82?

The RGB value is 93, 125, 130: 93 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7D82?

The complementary color is #82625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7D82 color

#5D7D82 rgb(93, 125, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7D82 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49% green and 51% blue (93, 125, 130).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#5D7D82 color codes

HEX	`#5D7D82`
RGB	`rgb(93, 125, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, -10.08, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 11.95, 212.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.876, 18.605, 23.869)`
Decimal	`6126978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7D82, 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 #5D7D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D7D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	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 #5D7D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7d82; }
.text { color: #5d7d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 125 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7d82, #5d6a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5D7D82?: #5D7D82 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 #5D7D82?: The RGB value is 93, 125, 130: 93 red, 125 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7D82?: The complementary color is #82625D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.