What color is #5E809B?

#5E809B 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 #5E809B?

The RGB value is 94, 128, 155: 94 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E809B?

The complementary color is #9B795E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E809B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E809B color

#5E809B rgb(94, 128, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E809B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 50.2% green and 60.8% blue (94, 128, 155).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#5E809B color codes

HEX	`#5E809B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 128, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 50.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 17%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, -4.84, -18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 18.92, 255.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.25, 20.184, 33.938)`
Decimal	`6193307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E809B, 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 #5E809B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E809B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #5E809B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e809b; }
.text { color: #5e809b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e809b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 128 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e809b, #5e629b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E809B?: #5E809B 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 #5E809B?: The RGB value is 94, 128, 155: 94 red, 128 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E809B?: The complementary color is #9B795E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E809B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.