What color is #5D738B?

#5D738B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D738B?

The RGB value is 93, 115, 139: 93 red, 115 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D738B?

The complementary color is #8B755D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D738B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D738B color

#5D738B rgb(93, 115, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D738B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.1% green and 54.5% blue (93, 115, 139).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#5D738B color codes

HEX	`#5D738B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 115, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.56, -1.96, -15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.56, 15.86, 262.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.304, 16.452, 26.79)`
Decimal	`6124427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D738B, 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 #5D738B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D738B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #5D738B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d738b; }
.text { color: #5d738b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d738b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 115 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d738b, #5e5d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D738B?: #5D738B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D738B?: The RGB value is 93, 115, 139: 93 red, 115 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D738B?: The complementary color is #8B755D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D738B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.