What color is #5C8292?

#5C8292 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8292?

The RGB value is 92, 130, 146: 92 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8292?

The complementary color is #926C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8292 color

#5C8292 rgb(92, 130, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C8292 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 51% green and 57.3% blue (92, 130, 146).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#5C8292 color codes

HEX	`#5C8292`
RGB	`rgb(92, 130, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 51%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.19, -9.03, -12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.19, 15.69, 234.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.583, 20.315, 30.183)`
Decimal	`6062738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8292, 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 #5C8292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #5C8292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8292; }
.text { color: #5c8292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 130 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8292, #5c6792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #5C8292?: #5C8292 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8292?: The RGB value is 92, 130, 146: 92 red, 130 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8292?: The complementary color is #926C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.