What color is #5D7E93?

#5D7E93 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 #5D7E93?

The RGB value is 93, 126, 147: 93 red, 126 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7E93?

The complementary color is #93725D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7E93 color

#5D7E93 rgb(93, 126, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D7E93 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 49.4% green and 57.6% blue (93, 126, 147).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#5D7E93 color codes

HEX	`#5D7E93`
RGB	`rgb(93, 126, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 49.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, -6.19, -15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 16.29, 247.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.24, 19.355, 30.426)`
Decimal	`6127251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7E93, 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 #5D7E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D7E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #5D7E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7e93; }
.text { color: #5d7e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 126 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7e93, #5d6393); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D7E93?: #5D7E93 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 #5D7E93?: The RGB value is 93, 126, 147: 93 red, 126 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7E93?: The complementary color is #93725D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.