What color is #5E7390?

#5E7390 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7390?

The RGB value is 94, 115, 144: 94 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7390?

The complementary color is #907B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7390?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7390 color

#5E7390 rgb(94, 115, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E7390 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.1% green and 56.5% blue (94, 115, 144).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#5E7390 color codes

HEX	`#5E7390`
RGB	`rgb(94, 115, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.82, -0.29, -18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.82, 18.29, 269.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.779, 16.654, 28.763)`
Decimal	`6189968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7390, 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 #5E7390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #5E7390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7390; }
.text { color: #5e7390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 115 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7390, #625e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7390?: #5E7390 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7390?: The RGB value is 94, 115, 144: 94 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7390?: The complementary color is #907B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7390?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.