What color is #5E7A78?

#5E7A78 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7A78?

The RGB value is 94, 122, 120: 94 red, 122 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7A78?

The complementary color is #7A5E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7A78 color

#5E7A78 rgb(94, 122, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7A78 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 47.8% green and 47.1% blue (94, 122, 120).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#5E7A78 color codes

HEX	`#5E7A78`
RGB	`rgb(94, 122, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 47.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, -10.5, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 10.73, 191.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.965, 17.654, 20.385)`
Decimal	`6191736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7A78, 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 #5E7A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #5E7A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7a78; }
.text { color: #5e7a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 122 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7a78, #5e6e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7A78?: #5E7A78 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7A78?: The RGB value is 94, 122, 120: 94 red, 122 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7A78?: The complementary color is #7A5E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.