What color is #5D798F?

#5D798F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D798F?

The RGB value is 93, 121, 143: 93 red, 121 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D798F?

The complementary color is #8F735D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D798F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D798F color

#5D798F rgb(93, 121, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D798F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 47.5% green and 56.1% blue (93, 121, 143).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#5D798F color codes

HEX	`#5D798F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 121, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 47.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, -4.39, -15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 15.81, 253.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.308, 17.984, 28.593)`
Decimal	`6125967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D798F, 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 #5D798F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D798F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #5D798F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d798f; }
.text { color: #5d798f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d798f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 121 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d798f, #5d608f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D798F?: #5D798F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D798F?: The RGB value is 93, 121, 143: 93 red, 121 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D798F?: The complementary color is #8F735D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D798F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.