What color is #5B85AF?

#5B85AF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B85AF?

The RGB value is 91, 133, 175: 91 red, 133 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B85AF?

The complementary color is #AF855B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B85AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B85AF color

#5B85AF rgb(91, 133, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B85AF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 52.2% green and 68.6% blue (91, 133, 175).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 34% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Fisher King (#5182B9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#5B85AF color codes

HEX	`#5B85AF`
RGB	`rgb(91, 133, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 52.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 34%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 48%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 24%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, -2.72, -26.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 26.8, 264.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.437, 22.093, 43.737)`
Decimal	`5997999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B85AF, 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 #5B85AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B85AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #5B85AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b85af; }
.text { color: #5b85af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b85af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 133 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b85af, #5b5baf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B85AF?: #5B85AF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B85AF?: The RGB value is 91, 133, 175: 91 red, 133 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B85AF?: The complementary color is #AF855B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B85AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.