What color is #5F748B?

#5F748B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F748B?

The RGB value is 95, 116, 139: 95 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F748B?

The complementary color is #8B765F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F748B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F748B color

#5F748B rgb(95, 116, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F748B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 45.5% green and 54.5% blue (95, 116, 139).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#5F748B color codes

HEX	`#5F748B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 116, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 45.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.99, -1.93, -15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.99, 15.19, 262.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.624, 16.787, 26.838)`
Decimal	`6255755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F748B, 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 #5F748B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F748B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #5F748B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f748b; }
.text { color: #5f748b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f748b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 116 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f748b, #605f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F748B?: #5F748B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F748B?: The RGB value is 95, 116, 139: 95 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F748B?: The complementary color is #8B765F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F748B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.