What color is #5C7287?

#5C7287 is a grayish azure known as Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plumbeous?

The RGB value is 92, 114, 135: 92 red, 114 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plumbeous?

The complementary color is #87715C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7287?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plumbeous color: hex code #5C7287

#5C7287 rgb(92, 114, 135)

Shades of blue

Plumbeous has the hex code #5C7287. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 44.7% green and 52.9% blue (92, 114, 135).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

Plumbeous (#5C7287) color codes

HEX	`#5C7287`
RGB	`rgb(92, 114, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 44.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, -2.76, -14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 14.41, 258.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.803, 16.059, 25.237)`
Decimal	`6058631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plumbeous, 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 #5C7287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #5C7287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7287; }
.text { color: #5c7287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 114 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7287, #5c5d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

See #5C7287 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5C7287?: #5C7287 is a grayish azure known as Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plumbeous?: The RGB value is 92, 114, 135: 92 red, 114 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plumbeous?: The complementary color is #87715C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7287?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.