What color is #5D7480?

#5D7480 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7480?

The RGB value is 93, 116, 128: 93 red, 116 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7480?

The complementary color is #80695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7480?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7480 color

#5D7480 rgb(93, 116, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7480 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.5% green and 50.2% blue (93, 116, 128).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#5D7480 color codes

HEX	`#5D7480`
RGB	`rgb(93, 116, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.46, -5.44, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.46, 10.82, 239.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.655, 16.376, 22.807)`
Decimal	`6124672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7480, 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 #5D7480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #5D7480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7480; }
.text { color: #5d7480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 116 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7480, #5d6380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7480?: #5D7480 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7480?: The RGB value is 93, 116, 128: 93 red, 116 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7480?: The complementary color is #80695D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7480?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.