What color is #5D7482?

#5D7482 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 #5D7482?

The RGB value is 93, 116, 130: 93 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7482?

The complementary color is #826B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7482?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7482 color

#5D7482 rgb(93, 116, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7482 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.5% green and 51% blue (93, 116, 130).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#5D7482 color codes

HEX	`#5D7482`
RGB	`rgb(93, 116, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 11%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, -4.93, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 11.54, 244.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.788, 16.429, 23.507)`
Decimal	`6124674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7482, 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 #5D7482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #5D7482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7482; }
.text { color: #5d7482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 116 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7482, #5d6282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7482?: #5D7482 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 #5D7482?: The RGB value is 93, 116, 130: 93 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7482?: The complementary color is #826B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7482?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.