What color is #5C7199?

#5C7199 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7199?

The RGB value is 92, 113, 153: 92 red, 113 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7199?

The complementary color is #99845C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7199?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7199 color

#5C7199 rgb(92, 113, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C7199 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 44.3% green and 60% blue (92, 113, 153).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#5C7199 color codes

HEX	`#5C7199`
RGB	`rgb(92, 113, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 44.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 26%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, 2.86, -24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 24.32, 276.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.067, 16.385, 32.447)`
Decimal	`6058393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7199, 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 #5C7199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	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 #5C7199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7199; }
.text { color: #5c7199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 113 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7199, #665c99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C7199?: #5C7199 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7199?: The RGB value is 92, 113, 153: 92 red, 113 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7199?: The complementary color is #99845C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7199?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.