What color is #5894A8?

#5894A8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Enchanted Well. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5894A8?

The RGB value is 88, 148, 168: 88 red, 148 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5894A8?

The complementary color is #A86C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5894A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5894A8 color

#5894A8 rgb(88, 148, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5894A8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 58% green and 65.9% blue (88, 148, 168).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Well (#3994AF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#5894A8 color codes

HEX	`#5894A8`
RGB	`rgb(88, 148, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 58%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 48%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 12%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, -13.95, -16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 21.66, 229.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.68, 26.08, 40.93)`
Decimal	`5805224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5894A8, 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 #5894A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5894A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #5894A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5894a8; }
.text { color: #5894a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5894a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 148 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5894a8, #586ca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #5894A8?: #5894A8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Enchanted Well. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5894A8?: The RGB value is 88, 148, 168: 88 red, 148 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5894A8?: The complementary color is #A86C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5894A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.