What color is #5A88C8?

#5A88C8 is a desaturated azure known as Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Marina?

The RGB value is 90, 136, 200: 90 red, 136 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Marina?

The complementary color is #C89A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A88C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Marina color: hex code #5A88C8

#5A88C8 rgb(90, 136, 200)

Shades of blue

Marina has the hex code #5A88C8. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 53.3% green and 78.4% blue (90, 136, 200).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 50% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

Marina (#5A88C8) color codes

HEX	`#5A88C8`
RGB	`rgb(90, 136, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 53.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 50%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 55%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 32%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, 3.05, -37.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 38.06, 274.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.442, 23.95, 58.02)`
Decimal	`5933256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Marina, 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 #5A88C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A88C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #5A88C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a88c8; }
.text { color: #5a88c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a88c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 136 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a88c8, #635ac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5A88C8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5A88C8?: #5A88C8 is a desaturated azure known as Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Marina?: The RGB value is 90, 136, 200: 90 red, 136 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Marina?: The complementary color is #C89A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A88C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.