What color is #5D8080?

#5D8080 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8080?

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

What is the complementary color of #5D8080?

The complementary color is #805D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8080 color

#5D8080 rgb(93, 128, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D8080 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#5D8080 color codes

HEX	`#5D8080`
RGB	`rgb(93, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, -12.25, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 12.89, 198.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.128, 19.323, 23.298)`
Decimal	`6127744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8080, 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 #5D8080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #5D8080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8080; }
.text { color: #5d8080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8080, #5d6f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5D8080?: #5D8080 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8080?: The RGB value is 93, 128, 128: 93 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8080?: The complementary color is #805D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.