What color is #5E7278?

#5E7278 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7278?

The RGB value is 94, 114, 120: 94 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7278?

The complementary color is #78645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7278?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7278 color

#5E7278 rgb(94, 114, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7278 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 44.7% green and 47.1% blue (94, 114, 120).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#5E7278 color codes

HEX	`#5E7278`
RGB	`rgb(94, 114, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 44.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.67, -5.93, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.67, 8.28, 224.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.023, 15.77, 20.071)`
Decimal	`6189688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7278, 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 #5E7278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #5E7278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7278; }
.text { color: #5e7278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 114 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7278, #5e6578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7278?: #5E7278 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7278?: The RGB value is 94, 114, 120: 94 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7278?: The complementary color is #78645E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7278?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.