What color is #5E7684?

#5E7684 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7684?

The RGB value is 94, 118, 132: 94 red, 118 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7684?

The complementary color is #846C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7684?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7684 color

#5E7684 rgb(94, 118, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E7684 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 46.3% green and 51.8% blue (94, 118, 132).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#5E7684 color codes

HEX	`#5E7684`
RGB	`rgb(94, 118, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 46.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.26, -5.25, -10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.26, 11.76, 243.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.258, 17.002, 24.303)`
Decimal	`6190724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7684, 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 #5E7684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #5E7684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7684; }
.text { color: #5e7684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 118 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7684, #5e6384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7684?: #5E7684 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7684?: The RGB value is 94, 118, 132: 94 red, 118 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7684?: The complementary color is #846C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7684?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.