What color is #5E8AAA?

#5E8AAA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8AAA?

The RGB value is 94, 138, 170: 94 red, 138 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8AAA?

The complementary color is #AA7E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8AAA color

#5E8AAA rgb(94, 138, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E8AAA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 54.1% green and 66.7% blue (94, 138, 170).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#5E8AAA color codes

HEX	`#5E8AAA`
RGB	`rgb(94, 138, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 54.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.54, -6.3, -21.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.54, 22.5, 253.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.958, 23.458, 41.446)`
Decimal	`6195882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8AAA, 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 #5E8AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #5E8AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8aaa; }
.text { color: #5e8aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 138 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8aaa, #5e64aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E8AAA?: #5E8AAA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8AAA?: The RGB value is 94, 138, 170: 94 red, 138 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8AAA?: The complementary color is #AA7E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.