What color is #5E7E9F?

#5E7E9F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Quiet Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7E9F?

The RGB value is 94, 126, 159: 94 red, 126 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7E9F?

The complementary color is #9F7F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7E9F color

#5E7E9F rgb(94, 126, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E7E9F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 49.4% green and 62.4% blue (94, 126, 159).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Harbour (#5A789A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#5E7E9F color codes

HEX	`#5E7E9F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 126, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 49.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 21%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, -2.55, -21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 21.42, 263.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.333, 19.804, 35.651)`
Decimal	`6192799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7E9F, 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 #5E7E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E7E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #5E7E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7e9f; }
.text { color: #5e7e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 126 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7e9f, #5f5e9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E7E9F?: #5E7E9F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Quiet Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7E9F?: The RGB value is 94, 126, 159: 94 red, 126 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7E9F?: The complementary color is #9F7F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.