What color is #5D7B89?

#5D7B89 is a grayish azure known as Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Night Owl?

The RGB value is 93, 123, 137: 93 red, 123 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Night Owl?

The complementary color is #896B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Night Owl color: hex code #5D7B89

#5D7B89 rgb(93, 123, 137)

Shades of blue

Night Owl has the hex code #5D7B89. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 48.2% green and 53.7% blue (93, 123, 137).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

Night Owl (#5D7B89) color codes

HEX	`#5D7B89`
RGB	`rgb(93, 123, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 48.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 10%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, -7.15, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 13.19, 237.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.111, 18.298, 26.345)`
Decimal	`6126473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Night Owl, 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 #5D7B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #5D7B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7b89; }
.text { color: #5d7b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 123 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7b89, #5d6589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

See #5D7B89 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5D7B89?: #5D7B89 is a grayish azure known as Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Night Owl?: The RGB value is 93, 123, 137: 93 red, 123 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Night Owl?: The complementary color is #896B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.