What color is #5E7D97?

#5E7D97 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 #5E7D97?

The RGB value is 94, 125, 151: 94 red, 125 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7D97?

The complementary color is #97785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7D97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7D97 color

#5E7D97 rgb(94, 125, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E7D97 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 49% green and 59.2% blue (94, 125, 151).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#5E7D97 color codes

HEX	`#5E7D97`
RGB	`rgb(94, 125, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 49%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, -4.22, -17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 18.03, 256.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.534, 19.28, 32.07)`
Decimal	`6192535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7D97, 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 #5E7D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E7D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #5E7D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7d97; }
.text { color: #5e7d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 125 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7d97, #5e6197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7D97?: #5E7D97 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 #5E7D97?: The RGB value is 94, 125, 151: 94 red, 125 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7D97?: The complementary color is #97785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7D97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.