What color is #5D8390?

#5D8390 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D8390?

The RGB value is 93, 131, 144: 93 red, 131 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D8390?

The complementary color is #906A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D8390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D8390 color

#5D8390 rgb(93, 131, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D8390 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51.4% green and 56.5% blue (93, 131, 144).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#5D8390 color codes

HEX	`#5D8390`
RGB	`rgb(93, 131, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, -9.84, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 14.93, 228.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.663, 20.572, 29.42)`
Decimal	`6128528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D8390, 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 #5D8390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D8390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #5D8390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d8390; }
.text { color: #5d8390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d8390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 131 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d8390, #5d6a90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D8390?: #5D8390 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D8390?: The RGB value is 93, 131, 144: 93 red, 131 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D8390?: The complementary color is #906A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D8390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.