What color is #5F7779?

#5F7779 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 #5F7779?

The RGB value is 95, 119, 121: 95 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7779?

The complementary color is #79615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7779?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7779 color

#5F7779 rgb(95, 119, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7779 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 46.7% green and 47.5% blue (95, 119, 121).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#5F7779 color codes

HEX	`#5F7779`
RGB	`rgb(95, 119, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 46.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, -8.23, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 9.14, 205.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.766, 17.006, 20.59)`
Decimal	`6256505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7779, 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 #5F7779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	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 #5F7779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7779; }
.text { color: #5f7779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 119 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7779, #5f6a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5F7779?: #5F7779 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 #5F7779?: The RGB value is 95, 119, 121: 95 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7779?: The complementary color is #79615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7779?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.