What color is #5D7191?

#5D7191 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7191?

The RGB value is 93, 113, 145: 93 red, 113 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7191?

The complementary color is #917D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7191?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7191 color

#5D7191 rgb(93, 113, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D7191 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 44.3% green and 56.9% blue (93, 113, 145).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#5D7191 color codes

HEX	`#5D7191`
RGB	`rgb(93, 113, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 44.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 22%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, 0.88, -19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 19.84, 272.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.529, 16.181, 29.088)`
Decimal	`6123921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7191, 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 #5D7191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #5D7191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7191; }
.text { color: #5d7191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 113 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7191, #635d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7191?: #5D7191 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7191?: The RGB value is 93, 113, 145: 93 red, 113 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7191?: The complementary color is #917D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7191?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.