What color is #5A7487?

#5A7487 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7487?

The RGB value is 90, 116, 135: 90 red, 116 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7487?

The complementary color is #876D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7487?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7487 color

#5A7487 rgb(90, 116, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A7487 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.5% green and 52.9% blue (90, 116, 135).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#5A7487 color codes

HEX	`#5A7487`
RGB	`rgb(90, 116, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 14%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.51, -4.56, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.51, 14.21, 251.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.834, 16.413, 25.303)`
Decimal	`5928071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7487, 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 #5A7487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #5A7487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7487; }
.text { color: #5a7487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 116 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7487, #5a5d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A7487?: #5A7487 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7487?: The RGB value is 90, 116, 135: 90 red, 116 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7487?: The complementary color is #876D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7487?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.