What color is #5B7C92?

#5B7C92 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7C92?

The RGB value is 91, 124, 146: 91 red, 124 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7C92?

The complementary color is #92715B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7C92 color

#5B7C92 rgb(91, 124, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B7C92 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 48.6% green and 57.3% blue (91, 124, 146).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#5B7C92 color codes

HEX	`#5B7C92`
RGB	`rgb(91, 124, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 48.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 15%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, -5.9, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 16.71, 249.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.709, 18.714, 29.92)`
Decimal	`5995666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7C92, 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 #5B7C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B7C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #5B7C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7c92; }
.text { color: #5b7c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 124 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7c92, #5b6192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B7C92?: #5B7C92 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7C92?: The RGB value is 91, 124, 146: 91 red, 124 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7C92?: The complementary color is #92715B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.