What color is #5C78AA?

#5C78AA 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 #5C78AA?

The RGB value is 92, 120, 170: 92 red, 120 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C78AA?

The complementary color is #AA8E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C78AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C78AA color

#5C78AA rgb(92, 120, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C78AA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.1% green and 66.7% blue (92, 120, 170).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#5C78AA color codes

HEX	`#5C78AA`
RGB	`rgb(92, 120, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 46%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 29%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 3.69, -29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 30.05, 277.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.383, 18.609, 40.646)`
Decimal	`6060202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C78AA, 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 #5C78AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C78AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #5C78AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c78aa; }
.text { color: #5c78aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c78aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 120 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c78aa, #675caa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C78AA?: #5C78AA 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 #5C78AA?: The RGB value is 92, 120, 170: 92 red, 120 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C78AA?: The complementary color is #AA8E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C78AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.