What color is #5E94C1?

#5E94C1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E94C1?

The RGB value is 94, 148, 193: 94 red, 148 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E94C1?

The complementary color is #C18B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E94C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E94C1 color

#5E94C1 rgb(94, 148, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E94C1 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 58% green and 75.7% blue (94, 148, 193).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 44% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Winter Lake (#5C97CF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#5E94C1 color codes

HEX	`#5E94C1`
RGB	`rgb(94, 148, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 58%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 44%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 51%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 23%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -5.16, -28.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 29.27, 259.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.828, 27.408, 54.424)`
Decimal	`6198465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E94C1, 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 #5E94C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E94C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #5E94C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e94c1; }
.text { color: #5e94c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e94c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 148 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e94c1, #5e63c1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E94C1?: #5E94C1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E94C1?: The RGB value is 94, 148, 193: 94 red, 148 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E94C1?: The complementary color is #C18B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E94C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.