What color is #5E7C83?

#5E7C83 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 #5E7C83?

The RGB value is 94, 124, 131: 94 red, 124 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7C83?

The complementary color is #83655E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7C83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7C83 color

#5E7C83 rgb(94, 124, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7C83 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 48.6% green and 51.4% blue (94, 124, 131).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#5E7C83 color codes

HEX	`#5E7C83`
RGB	`rgb(94, 124, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 48.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.02, -8.94, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.02, 11.55, 219.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.919, 18.433, 24.187)`
Decimal	`6192259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7C83, 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 #5E7C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E7C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #5E7C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7c83; }
.text { color: #5e7c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 124 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7c83, #5e6a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7C83?: #5E7C83 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 #5E7C83?: The RGB value is 94, 124, 131: 94 red, 124 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7C83?: The complementary color is #83655E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.