What color is #5D5E76?

#5D5E76 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5E76?

The RGB value is 93, 94, 118: 93 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5E76?

The complementary color is #76755D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5E76 color

#5D5E76 rgb(93, 94, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D5E76 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 36.9% green and 46.3% blue (93, 94, 118).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#5D5E76 color codes

HEX	`#5D5E76`
RGB	`rgb(93, 94, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 36.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, 5.2, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 14.6, 290.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.786, 11.64, 18.762)`
Decimal	`6119030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5E76, 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 #5D5E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	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 #5D5E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5e76; }
.text { color: #5d5e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 94 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5e76, #685d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D5E76?: #5D5E76 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5E76?: The RGB value is 93, 94, 118: 93 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5E76?: The complementary color is #76755D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.