What color is #5B7984?

#5B7984 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7984?

The RGB value is 91, 121, 132: 91 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7984?

The complementary color is #84665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7984?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7984 color

#5B7984 rgb(91, 121, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B7984 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.5% green and 51.8% blue (91, 121, 132).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#5B7984 color codes

HEX	`#5B7984`
RGB	`rgb(91, 121, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.96, -7.93, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.96, 12.37, 230.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.315, 17.564, 24.409)`
Decimal	`5994884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7984, 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 #5B7984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #5B7984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7984; }
.text { color: #5b7984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 121 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7984, #5b6484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B7984?: #5B7984 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7984?: The RGB value is 91, 121, 132: 91 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7984?: The complementary color is #84665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7984?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.