What color is #5B7182?

#5B7182 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7182?

The RGB value is 91, 113, 130: 91 red, 113 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7182?

The complementary color is #826C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7182?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7182 color

#5B7182 rgb(91, 113, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B7182 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.3% green and 51% blue (91, 113, 130).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#5B7182 color codes

HEX	`#5B7182`
RGB	`rgb(91, 113, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 13%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, -3.82, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 12.59, 252.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.248, 15.646, 23.384)`
Decimal	`5992834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7182, 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 #5B7182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #5B7182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7182; }
.text { color: #5b7182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 113 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7182, #5b5e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B7182?: #5B7182 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7182?: The RGB value is 91, 113, 130: 91 red, 113 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7182?: The complementary color is #826C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7182?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.