What color is #5B728C?

#5B728C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B728C?

The RGB value is 91, 114, 140: 91 red, 114 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B728C?

The complementary color is #8C755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B728C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B728C color

#5B728C rgb(91, 114, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B728C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.7% green and 54.9% blue (91, 114, 140).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% 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 4.96:1).

#5B728C color codes

HEX	`#5B728C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 114, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 19%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, -1.71, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 17.02, 264.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.064, 16.152, 27.13)`
Decimal	`5993100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B728C, 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 #5B728C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B728C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #5B728C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b728c; }
.text { color: #5b728c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b728c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 114 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b728c, #5d5b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B728C?: #5B728C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B728C?: The RGB value is 91, 114, 140: 91 red, 114 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B728C?: The complementary color is #8C755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B728C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.