What color is #5D85AE?

#5D85AE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D85AE?

The RGB value is 93, 133, 174: 93 red, 133 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D85AE?

The complementary color is #AE865D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D85AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D85AE color

#5D85AE rgb(93, 133, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D85AE is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 52.2% green and 68.2% blue (93, 133, 174).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Fisher King (#5182B9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5D85AE color codes

HEX	`#5D85AE`
RGB	`rgb(93, 133, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 52.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 47%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 24%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.19, -2.51, -25.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.19, 26.1, 264.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.539, 22.157, 43.231)`
Decimal	`6129070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D85AE, 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 #5D85AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D85AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #5D85AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d85ae; }
.text { color: #5d85ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d85ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 133 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d85ae, #5e5dae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D85AE?: #5D85AE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fisher King. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D85AE?: The RGB value is 93, 133, 174: 93 red, 133 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D85AE?: The complementary color is #AE865D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D85AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.