What color is #5C97CF?

#5C97CF is a moderate azure known as Winter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Winter Lake?

The RGB value is 92, 151, 207: 92 red, 151 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Winter Lake?

The complementary color is #CF945C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C97CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Winter Lake color: hex code #5C97CF

#5C97CF rgb(92, 151, 207)

Shades of blue

Winter Lake has the hex code #5C97CF. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 59.2% green and 81.2% blue (92, 151, 207).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 55% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

Winter Lake (#5C97CF) color codes

HEX	`#5C97CF`
RGB	`rgb(92, 151, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 59.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 55%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 56%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 27%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, -3, -34.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 34.71, 265.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.739, 28.911, 63.191)`
Decimal	`6068175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Winter Lake, 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 #5C97CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C97CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #5C97CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c97cf; }
.text { color: #5c97cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c97cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 151 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c97cf, #5c5ecf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5C97CF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5C97CF?: #5C97CF is a moderate azure known as Winter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Winter Lake?: The RGB value is 92, 151, 207: 92 red, 151 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Winter Lake?: The complementary color is #CF945C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C97CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.