What color is #5D6E88?

#5D6E88 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6E88?

The RGB value is 93, 110, 136: 93 red, 110 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6E88?

The complementary color is #88775D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6E88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6E88 color

#5D6E88 rgb(93, 110, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D6E88 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 43.1% green and 53.3% blue (93, 110, 136).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#5D6E88 color codes

HEX	`#5D6E88`
RGB	`rgb(93, 110, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 43.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.98, 0.2, -16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.98, 16.36, 270.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.533, 15.256, 25.467)`
Decimal	`6123144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6E88, 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 #5D6E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #5D6E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6e88; }
.text { color: #5d6e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 110 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6e88, #615d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6E88?: #5D6E88 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6E88?: The RGB value is 93, 110, 136: 93 red, 110 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6E88?: The complementary color is #88775D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6E88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.