What color is #5E76AC?

#5E76AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E76AC?

The RGB value is 94, 118, 172: 94 red, 118 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E76AC?

The complementary color is #AC945E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E76AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E76AC color

#5E76AC rgb(94, 118, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E76AC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 46.3% green and 67.5% blue (94, 118, 172).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 32% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#5E76AC color codes

HEX	`#5E76AC`
RGB	`rgb(94, 118, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 46.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 32%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 6.02, -31.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 32.09, 280.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.539, 18.314, 41.58)`
Decimal	`6190764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E76AC, 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 #5E76AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E76AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #5E76AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e76ac; }
.text { color: #5e76ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e76ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 118 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e76ac, #6d5eac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E76AC?: #5E76AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E76AC?: The RGB value is 94, 118, 172: 94 red, 118 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E76AC?: The complementary color is #AC945E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E76AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.