What color is #5E7187?

#5E7187 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7187?

The RGB value is 94, 113, 135: 94 red, 113 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7187?

The complementary color is #87745E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7187?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7187 color

#5E7187 rgb(94, 113, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E7187 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 44.3% green and 52.9% blue (94, 113, 135).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5E7187 color codes

HEX	`#5E7187`
RGB	`rgb(94, 113, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 44.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.89, -1.54, -14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.89, 14.45, 263.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.893, 15.939, 25.209)`
Decimal	`6189447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7187, 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 #5E7187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	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 #5E7187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7187; }
.text { color: #5e7187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 113 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7187, #605e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7187?: #5E7187 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7187?: The RGB value is 94, 113, 135: 94 red, 113 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7187?: The complementary color is #87745E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7187?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.