What color is #5D839E?

#5D839E is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D839E?

The RGB value is 93, 131, 158: 93 red, 131 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D839E?

The complementary color is #9E785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D839E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D839E color

#5D839E rgb(93, 131, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D839E is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 51.4% green and 62% blue (93, 131, 158).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5D839E color codes

HEX	`#5D839E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 131, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 51.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.98, -6, -18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.98, 19.55, 252.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.8, 21.027, 35.409)`
Decimal	`6128542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D839E, 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 #5D839E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D839E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #5D839E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d839e; }
.text { color: #5d839e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d839e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 131 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d839e, #5d639e); }

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Questions

What color is #5D839E?: #5D839E is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D839E?: The RGB value is 93, 131, 158: 93 red, 131 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D839E?: The complementary color is #9E785D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D839E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.