What color is #5E739C?

#5E739C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E739C?

The RGB value is 94, 115, 156: 94 red, 115 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E739C?

The complementary color is #9C875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E739C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E739C color

#5E739C rgb(94, 115, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E739C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 45.1% green and 61.2% blue (94, 115, 156).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#5E739C color codes

HEX	`#5E739C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 115, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 45.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 40%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 26%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.31, 3.1, -24.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.31, 24.8, 277.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.746, 17.041, 33.853)`
Decimal	`6189980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E739C, 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 #5E739C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E739C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #5E739C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e739c; }
.text { color: #5e739c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e739c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 115 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e739c, #685e9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E739C?: #5E739C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E739C?: The RGB value is 94, 115, 156: 94 red, 115 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E739C?: The complementary color is #9C875E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E739C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.