What color is #5B5C74?

#5B5C74 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 #5B5C74?

The RGB value is 91, 92, 116: 91 red, 92 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5C74?

The complementary color is #74735B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5C74 color

#5B5C74 rgb(91, 92, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B5C74 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 36.1% green and 45.5% blue (91, 92, 116).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#5B5C74 color codes

HEX	`#5B5C74`
RGB	`rgb(91, 92, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 36.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, 5.23, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 14.65, 290.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.293, 11.139, 18.075)`
Decimal	`5987444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5C74, 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 #5B5C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #5B5C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5c74; }
.text { color: #5b5c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 92 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5c74, #675b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5C74?: #5B5C74 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 #5B5C74?: The RGB value is 91, 92, 116: 91 red, 92 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5C74?: The complementary color is #74735B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.