What color is #5E747D?

#5E747D 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 #5E747D?

The RGB value is 94, 116, 125: 94 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E747D?

The complementary color is #7D675E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E747D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E747D color

#5E747D rgb(94, 116, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E747D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.5% green and 49% blue (94, 116, 125).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#5E747D color codes

HEX	`#5E747D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 116, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 7%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -5.86, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 9.61, 232.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.562, 16.351, 21.787)`
Decimal	`6190205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E747D, 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 #5E747D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E747D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #5E747D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e747d; }
.text { color: #5e747d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e747d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 116 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e747d, #5e657d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E747D?: #5E747D 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 #5E747D?: The RGB value is 94, 116, 125: 94 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E747D?: The complementary color is #7D675E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E747D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.