What color is #5B7CB7?

#5B7CB7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7CB7?

The RGB value is 91, 124, 183: 91 red, 124 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7CB7?

The complementary color is #B7965B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7CB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7CB7 color

#5B7CB7 rgb(91, 124, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B7CB7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 48.6% green and 71.8% blue (91, 124, 183).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 39% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5B7CB7 color codes

HEX	`#5B7CB7`
RGB	`rgb(91, 124, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 48.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 39%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 50%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 32%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 5.04, -34.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 35.09, 278.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.066, 20.057, 47.605)`
Decimal	`5995703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7CB7, 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 #5B7CB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B7CB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #5B7CB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7cb7; }
.text { color: #5b7cb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7cb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 124 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7cb7, #685bb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5B7CB7?: #5B7CB7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7CB7?: The RGB value is 91, 124, 183: 91 red, 124 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7CB7?: The complementary color is #B7965B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7CB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.