What color is #5C849A?

#5C849A is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C849A?

The RGB value is 92, 132, 154: 92 red, 132 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C849A?

The complementary color is #9A725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C849A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C849A color

#5C849A rgb(92, 132, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C849A is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 51.8% green and 60.4% blue (92, 132, 154).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#5C849A color codes

HEX	`#5C849A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 132, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 51.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, -7.97, -16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 18.01, 243.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.496, 21.11, 33.666)`
Decimal	`6063258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C849A, 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 #5C849A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C849A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #5C849A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c849a; }
.text { color: #5c849a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c849a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 132 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c849a, #5c659a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C849A?: #5C849A is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C849A?: The RGB value is 92, 132, 154: 92 red, 132 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C849A?: The complementary color is #9A725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C849A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.