What color is #5B5A74?

#5B5A74 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5A74?

The RGB value is 91, 90, 116: 91 red, 90 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5A74?

The complementary color is #73745A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5A74 color

#5B5A74 rgb(91, 90, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B5A74 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 35.3% green and 45.5% blue (91, 90, 116).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#5B5A74 color codes

HEX	`#5B5A74`
RGB	`rgb(91, 90, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 35.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 6.47, -14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 15.94, 293.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.122, 10.797, 18.018)`
Decimal	`5986932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5A74, 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 #5B5A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #5B5A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5a74; }
.text { color: #5b5a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 90 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5a74, #685a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5A74?: #5B5A74 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5A74?: The RGB value is 91, 90, 116: 91 red, 90 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5A74?: The complementary color is #73745A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.