What color is #5A7891?

#5A7891 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Beach View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7891?

The RGB value is 90, 120, 145: 90 red, 120 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7891?

The complementary color is #91735A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7891?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7891 color

#5A7891 rgb(90, 120, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A7891 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 47.1% green and 56.9% blue (90, 120, 145).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Beach View (#4F7694), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#5A7891 color codes

HEX	`#5A7891`
RGB	`rgb(90, 120, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 47.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 17%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, -4.15, -17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 17.5, 256.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.042, 17.65, 29.344)`
Decimal	`5929105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7891, 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 #5A7891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #5A7891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7891; }
.text { color: #5a7891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 120 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7891, #5a5d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A7891?: #5A7891 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Beach View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7891?: The RGB value is 90, 120, 145: 90 red, 120 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7891?: The complementary color is #91735A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7891?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.