What color is #5B7791?

#5B7791 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7791?

The RGB value is 91, 119, 145: 91 red, 119 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7791?

The complementary color is #91755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7791?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7791 color

#5B7791 rgb(91, 119, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B7791 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 46.7% green and 56.9% blue (91, 119, 145).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#5B7791 color codes

HEX	`#5B7791`
RGB	`rgb(91, 119, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 46.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 18%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.84, -3.27, -17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.84, 17.65, 259.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.02, 17.461, 29.309)`
Decimal	`5994385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7791, 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 #5B7791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #5B7791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7791; }
.text { color: #5b7791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 119 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7791, #5b5c91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B7791?: #5B7791 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7791?: The RGB value is 91, 119, 145: 91 red, 119 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7791?: The complementary color is #91755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7791?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.