What color is #5E707A?

#5E707A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E707A?

The RGB value is 94, 112, 122: 94 red, 112 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E707A?

The complementary color is #7A685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E707A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E707A color

#5E707A rgb(94, 112, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E707A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 43.9% green and 47.8% blue (94, 112, 122).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5E707A color codes

HEX	`#5E707A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 112, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 43.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.14, -4.28, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.14, 8.86, 241.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.922, 15.373, 20.642)`
Decimal	`6189178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E707A, 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 #5E707A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E707A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #5E707A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e707a; }
.text { color: #5e707a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e707a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 112 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e707a, #5e627a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E707A?: #5E707A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E707A?: The RGB value is 94, 112, 122: 94 red, 112 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E707A?: The complementary color is #7A685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E707A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.