What color is #5E7579?

#5E7579 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 #5E7579?

The RGB value is 94, 117, 121: 94 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7579?

The complementary color is #79625E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7579 color

#5E7579 rgb(94, 117, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7579 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (94, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#5E7579 color codes

HEX	`#5E7579`
RGB	`rgb(94, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -7.42, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 8.94, 213.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.428, 16.482, 20.507)`
Decimal	`6190457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7579, 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 #5E7579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #5E7579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7579; }
.text { color: #5e7579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7579, #5e6879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7579?: #5E7579 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 #5E7579?: The RGB value is 94, 117, 121: 94 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7579?: The complementary color is #79625E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.