What color is #5C8191?

#5C8191 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8191?

The RGB value is 92, 129, 145: 92 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8191?

The complementary color is #916C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8191 color

#5C8191 rgb(92, 129, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C8191 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 50.6% green and 56.9% blue (92, 129, 145).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#5C8191 color codes

HEX	`#5C8191`
RGB	`rgb(92, 129, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 50.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -8.74, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 15.46, 235.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.373, 20.019, 29.731)`
Decimal	`6062481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8191, 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 #5C8191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #5C8191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8191; }
.text { color: #5c8191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 129 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8191, #5c6691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C8191?: #5C8191 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8191?: The RGB value is 92, 129, 145: 92 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8191?: The complementary color is #916C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.