What color is #5E7E8C?

#5E7E8C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7E8C?

The RGB value is 94, 126, 140: 94 red, 126 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7E8C?

The complementary color is #8C6C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7E8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7E8C color

#5E7E8C rgb(94, 126, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E7E8C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 49.4% green and 54.9% blue (94, 126, 140).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#5E7E8C color codes

HEX	`#5E7E8C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 126, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 49.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 10%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.91, -7.77, -11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.91, 13.67, 235.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.809, 19.194, 27.625)`
Decimal	`6192780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7E8C, 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 #5E7E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E7E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #5E7E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7e8c; }
.text { color: #5e7e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 126 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7e8c, #5e678c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E7E8C?: #5E7E8C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7E8C?: The RGB value is 94, 126, 140: 94 red, 126 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7E8C?: The complementary color is #8C6C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7E8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.