What color is #5F729D?

#5F729D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F729D?

The RGB value is 95, 114, 157: 95 red, 114 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F729D?

The complementary color is #9D8A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F729D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F729D color

#5F729D rgb(95, 114, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F729D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 44.7% green and 61.6% blue (95, 114, 157).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#5F729D color codes

HEX	`#5F729D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 114, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 44.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.14, 4.27, -25.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.14, 25.82, 279.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.821, 16.901, 34.268)`
Decimal	`6255261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F729D, 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 #5F729D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F729D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	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 #5F729D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f729d; }
.text { color: #5f729d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f729d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 114 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f729d, #6b5f9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F729D?: #5F729D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F729D?: The RGB value is 95, 114, 157: 95 red, 114 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F729D?: The complementary color is #9D8A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F729D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.