What color is #5E807F?

#5E807F 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 #5E807F?

The RGB value is 94, 128, 127: 94 red, 128 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E807F?

The complementary color is #805E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E807F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E807F color

#5E807F rgb(94, 128, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E807F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 50.2% green and 49.8% blue (94, 128, 127).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#5E807F color codes

HEX	`#5E807F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 128, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 50.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, -12.18, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 12.63, 195.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.165, 19.35, 22.958)`
Decimal	`6193279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E807F, 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 #5E807F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E807F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #5E807F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e807f; }
.text { color: #5e807f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e807f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 128 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e807f, #5e7080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5E807F?: #5E807F 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 #5E807F?: The RGB value is 94, 128, 127: 94 red, 128 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E807F?: The complementary color is #805E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E807F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.