What color is #5E7E79?

#5E7E79 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7E79?

The RGB value is 94, 126, 121: 94 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7E79?

The complementary color is #7E5E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7E79 color

#5E7E79 rgb(94, 126, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7E79 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 49.4% green and 47.5% blue (94, 126, 121).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#5E7E79 color codes

HEX	`#5E7E79`
RGB	`rgb(94, 126, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 49.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, -12.5, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 12.54, 184.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.527, 18.681, 20.873)`
Decimal	`6192761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7E79, 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 #5E7E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E7E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #5E7E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7e79; }
.text { color: #5e7e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 126 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7e79, #5e737e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5E7E79?: #5E7E79 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7E79?: The RGB value is 94, 126, 121: 94 red, 126 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7E79?: The complementary color is #7E5E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.