What color is #5E7788?

#5E7788 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7788?

The RGB value is 94, 119, 136: 94 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7788?

The complementary color is #886F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7788?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7788 color

#5E7788 rgb(94, 119, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E7788 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 46.7% green and 53.3% blue (94, 119, 136).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#5E7788 color codes

HEX	`#5E7788`
RGB	`rgb(94, 119, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 46.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, -4.79, -12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 13.14, 248.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.656, 17.35, 25.812)`
Decimal	`6190984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7788, 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 #5E7788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #5E7788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7788; }
.text { color: #5e7788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 119 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7788, #5e6288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7788?: #5E7788 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7788?: The RGB value is 94, 119, 136: 94 red, 119 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7788?: The complementary color is #886F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7788?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.