What color is #5B7C96?

#5B7C96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Beach View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7C96?

The RGB value is 91, 124, 150: 91 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7C96?

The complementary color is #96755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7C96 color

#5B7C96 rgb(91, 124, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B7C96 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 48.6% green and 58.8% blue (91, 124, 150).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Beach View (#4F7694), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#5B7C96 color codes

HEX	`#5B7C96`
RGB	`rgb(91, 124, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 48.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 39%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, -4.79, -17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 18.38, 254.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.025, 18.84, 31.588)`
Decimal	`5995670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7C96, 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 #5B7C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B7C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #5B7C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7c96; }
.text { color: #5b7c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 124 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7c96, #5b5e96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B7C96?: #5B7C96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Beach View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7C96?: The RGB value is 91, 124, 150: 91 red, 124 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7C96?: The complementary color is #96755B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.