What color is #5B729C?

#5B729C is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B729C?

The RGB value is 91, 114, 156: 91 red, 114 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B729C?

The complementary color is #9C855B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B729C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B729C color

#5B729C rgb(91, 114, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B729C is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.7% green and 61.2% blue (91, 114, 156).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#5B729C color codes

HEX	`#5B729C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 114, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 42%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 27%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.83, 2.85, -25.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.83, 25.54, 276.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.331, 16.658, 33.801)`
Decimal	`5993116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B729C, 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 #5B729C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B729C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #5B729C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b729c; }
.text { color: #5b729c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b729c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 114 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b729c, #645b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B729C?: #5B729C is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B729C?: The RGB value is 91, 114, 156: 91 red, 114 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B729C?: The complementary color is #9C855B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B729C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.