What color is #5F7389?

#5F7389 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7389?

The RGB value is 95, 115, 137: 95 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7389?

The complementary color is #89755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7389?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7389 color

#5F7389 rgb(95, 115, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F7389 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.1% green and 53.7% blue (95, 115, 137).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#5F7389 color codes

HEX	`#5F7389`
RGB	`rgb(95, 115, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 16%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, -1.87, -14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 14.56, 262.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.364, 16.5, 26.037)`
Decimal	`6255497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7389, 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 #5F7389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #5F7389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7389; }
.text { color: #5f7389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 115 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7389, #605f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F7389?: #5F7389 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7389?: The RGB value is 95, 115, 137: 95 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7389?: The complementary color is #89755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7389?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.