What color is #5F787D?

#5F787D 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 #5F787D?

The RGB value is 95, 120, 125: 95 red, 120 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F787D?

The complementary color is #7D645F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F787D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F787D color

#5F787D rgb(95, 120, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F787D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.1% green and 49% blue (95, 120, 125).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#5F787D color codes

HEX	`#5F787D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 120, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.69, -7.83, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.69, 9.7, 216.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.136, 17.346, 21.949)`
Decimal	`6256765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F787D, 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 #5F787D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F787D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #5F787D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f787d; }
.text { color: #5f787d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f787d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 120 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f787d, #5f697d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F787D?: #5F787D 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 #5F787D?: The RGB value is 95, 120, 125: 95 red, 120 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F787D?: The complementary color is #7D645F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F787D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.