What color is #5A7692?

#5A7692 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Quiet Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7692?

The RGB value is 90, 118, 146: 90 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7692?

The complementary color is #92765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7692?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7692 color

#5A7692 rgb(90, 118, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A7692 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 46.3% green and 57.3% blue (90, 118, 146).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Harbour (#5A789A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#5A7692 color codes

HEX	`#5A7692`
RGB	`rgb(90, 118, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 46.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 19%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.52, -2.7, -18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.52, 18.63, 261.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.882, 17.205, 29.673)`
Decimal	`5928594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7692, 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 #5A7692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #5A7692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7692; }
.text { color: #5a7692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 118 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7692, #5a5a92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A7692?: #5A7692 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Quiet Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7692?: The RGB value is 90, 118, 146: 90 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7692?: The complementary color is #92765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7692?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.