What color is #5F739E?

#5F739E 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 #5F739E?

The RGB value is 95, 115, 158: 95 red, 115 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F739E?

The complementary color is #9E8A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F739E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F739E color

#5F739E rgb(95, 115, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F739E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.1% green and 62% blue (95, 115, 158).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#5F739E color codes

HEX	`#5F739E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 115, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, 3.96, -25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 25.85, 278.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.02, 17.162, 34.757)`
Decimal	`6255518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F739E, 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 #5F739E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F739E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #5F739E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f739e; }
.text { color: #5f739e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f739e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 115 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f739e, #6b5f9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F739E?: #5F739E 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 #5F739E?: The RGB value is 95, 115, 158: 95 red, 115 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F739E?: The complementary color is #9E8A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F739E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.