What color is #5D7584?

#5D7584 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7584?

The RGB value is 93, 117, 132: 93 red, 117 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7584?

The complementary color is #846C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7584?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7584 color

#5D7584 rgb(93, 117, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D7584 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.9% green and 51.8% blue (93, 117, 132).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#5D7584 color codes

HEX	`#5D7584`
RGB	`rgb(93, 117, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, -4.99, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 12.15, 245.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.039, 16.715, 24.259)`
Decimal	`6124932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7584, 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 #5D7584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #5D7584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7584; }
.text { color: #5d7584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 117 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7584, #5d6184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7584?: #5D7584 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7584?: The RGB value is 93, 117, 132: 93 red, 117 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7584?: The complementary color is #846C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7584?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.