What color is #5E7B7A?

#5E7B7A 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 #5E7B7A?

The RGB value is 94, 123, 122: 94 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7B7A?

The complementary color is #7B5E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7B7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7B7A color

#5E7B7A rgb(94, 123, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7B7A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 48.2% green and 47.8% blue (94, 123, 122).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#5E7B7A color codes

HEX	`#5E7B7A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 123, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 48.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, -10.59, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 10.97, 195.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.211, 17.95, 21.072)`
Decimal	`6191994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7B7A, 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 #5E7B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #5E7B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7b7a; }
.text { color: #5e7b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 123 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7b7a, #5e6e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7B7A?: #5E7B7A 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 #5E7B7A?: The RGB value is 94, 123, 122: 94 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7B7A?: The complementary color is #7B5E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7B7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.