What color is #5076AE?

#5076AE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5076AE?

The RGB value is 80, 118, 174: 80 red, 118 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5076AE?

The complementary color is #AE8850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5076AE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5076AE color

#5076AE rgb(80, 118, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5076AE is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 46.3% green and 68.2% blue (80, 118, 174).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 37% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#5076AE color codes

HEX	`#5076AE`
RGB	`rgb(80, 118, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 46.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 37%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 54%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 32%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, 3.21, -33.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 34.03, 275.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.424, 17.717, 42.538)`
Decimal	`5273262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5076AE, 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 #5076AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5076AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #5076AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5076ae; }
.text { color: #5076ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5076ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 118 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5076ae, #5950ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5076AE?: #5076AE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5076AE?: The RGB value is 80, 118, 174: 80 red, 118 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5076AE?: The complementary color is #AE8850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5076AE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.