What color is #5F7E7E?

#5F7E7E 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 #5F7E7E?

The RGB value is 95, 126, 126: 95 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7E7E?

The complementary color is #7E5F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7E7E?

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

#5F7E7E color

#5F7E7E rgb(95, 126, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7E7E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 49.4% green and 49.4% blue (95, 126, 126).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5F7E7E color codes

HEX	`#5F7E7E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 126, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 49.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, -10.98, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 11.56, 198.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.945, 18.86, 22.535)`
Decimal	`6258302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7E7E, 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 #5F7E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F7E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #5F7E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7e7e; }
.text { color: #5f7e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 126 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7e7e, #5f6f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5F7E7E?: #5F7E7E 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 #5F7E7E?: The RGB value is 95, 126, 126: 95 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7E7E?: The complementary color is #7E5F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.