What color is #5B8497?

#5B8497 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8497?

The RGB value is 91, 132, 151: 91 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8497?

The complementary color is #976E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8497 color

#5B8497 rgb(91, 132, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B8497 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 51.8% green and 59.2% blue (91, 132, 151).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#5B8497 color codes

HEX	`#5B8497`
RGB	`rgb(91, 132, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 51.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, -9.08, -14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 17.25, 238.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.15, 20.96, 32.361)`
Decimal	`5997719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8497, 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 #5B8497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #5B8497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8497; }
.text { color: #5b8497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 132 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8497, #5b6697); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B8497?: #5B8497 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8497?: The RGB value is 91, 132, 151: 91 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8497?: The complementary color is #976E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.