What color is #5C7DB2?

#5C7DB2 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 #5C7DB2?

The RGB value is 92, 125, 178: 92 red, 125 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7DB2?

The complementary color is #B2915C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7DB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7DB2 color

#5C7DB2 rgb(92, 125, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C7DB2 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 49% green and 69.8% blue (92, 125, 178).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 36% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#5C7DB2 color codes

HEX	`#5C7DB2`
RGB	`rgb(92, 125, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 49%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 36%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 48%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 30%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.01, 3.14, -31.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.01, 31.82, 275.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.78, 20.156, 44.959)`
Decimal	`6061490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7DB2, 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 #5C7DB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C7DB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #5C7DB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7db2; }
.text { color: #5c7db2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7db2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 125 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7db2, #665cb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C7DB2?: #5C7DB2 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 #5C7DB2?: The RGB value is 92, 125, 178: 92 red, 125 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7DB2?: The complementary color is #B2915C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7DB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.