What color is #5D7E8E?

#5D7E8E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7E8E?

The RGB value is 93, 126, 142: 93 red, 126 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7E8E?

The complementary color is #8E6D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7E8E?

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

#5D7E8E color

#5D7E8E rgb(93, 126, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D7E8E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49.4% green and 55.7% blue (93, 126, 142).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5D7E8E color codes

HEX	`#5D7E8E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 126, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, -7.54, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 14.52, 238.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.856, 19.201, 28.404)`
Decimal	`6127246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7E8E, 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 #5D7E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D7E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #5D7E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7e8e; }
.text { color: #5d7e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 126 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7e8e, #5d668e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D7E8E?: #5D7E8E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7E8E?: The RGB value is 93, 126, 142: 93 red, 126 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7E8E?: The complementary color is #8E6D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.