What color is #5D88AB?

#5D88AB 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 #5D88AB?

The RGB value is 93, 136, 171: 93 red, 136 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D88AB?

The complementary color is #AB805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D88AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D88AB color

#5D88AB rgb(93, 136, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D88AB is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 53.3% green and 67.1% blue (93, 136, 171).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 32% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#5D88AB color codes

HEX	`#5D88AB`
RGB	`rgb(93, 136, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 53.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 32%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 46%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 20%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.94, -5.12, -23.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.94, 23.66, 257.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.667, 22.874, 41.846)`
Decimal	`6129835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D88AB, 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 #5D88AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D88AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #5D88AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d88ab; }
.text { color: #5d88ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d88ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 136 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d88ab, #5d61ab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D88AB?: #5D88AB 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 #5D88AB?: The RGB value is 93, 136, 171: 93 red, 136 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D88AB?: The complementary color is #AB805D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D88AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.