What color is #5E7A76?

#5E7A76 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7A76?

The RGB value is 94, 122, 118: 94 red, 122 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7A76?

The complementary color is #7A5E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7A76 color

#5E7A76 rgb(94, 122, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7A76 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 47.8% green and 46.3% blue (94, 122, 118).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#5E7A76 color codes

HEX	`#5E7A76`
RGB	`rgb(94, 122, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 47.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, -10.97, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 11.03, 185.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.845, 17.606, 19.752)`
Decimal	`6191734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7A76, 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 #5E7A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #5E7A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7a76; }
.text { color: #5e7a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 122 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7a76, #5e707a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7A76?: #5E7A76 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7A76?: The RGB value is 94, 122, 118: 94 red, 122 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7A76?: The complementary color is #7A5E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.