What color is #5E787C?

#5E787C 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 #5E787C?

The RGB value is 94, 120, 124: 94 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E787C?

The complementary color is #7C625E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E787C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E787C color

#5E787C rgb(94, 120, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E787C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 47.1% green and 48.6% blue (94, 120, 124).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#5E787C color codes

HEX	`#5E787C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 120, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 47.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.6, -8.41, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.6, 9.93, 212.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.97, 17.267, 21.609)`
Decimal	`6191228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E787C, 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 #5E787C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E787C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #5E787C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e787c; }
.text { color: #5e787c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e787c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 120 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e787c, #5e697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E787C?: #5E787C 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 #5E787C?: The RGB value is 94, 120, 124: 94 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E787C?: The complementary color is #7C625E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E787C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.