What color is #5F769F?

#5F769F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F769F?

The RGB value is 95, 118, 159: 95 red, 118 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F769F?

The complementary color is #9F885F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F769F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F769F color

#5F769F rgb(95, 118, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F769F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 46.3% green and 62.4% blue (95, 118, 159).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#5F769F color codes

HEX	`#5F769F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 118, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 46.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 26%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 2.45, -24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 24.85, 275.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.454, 17.892, 35.328)`
Decimal	`6256287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F769F, 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 #5F769F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F769F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #5F769F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f769f; }
.text { color: #5f769f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f769f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 118 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f769f, #685f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F769F?: #5F769F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F769F?: The RGB value is 95, 118, 159: 95 red, 118 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F769F?: The complementary color is #9F885F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F769F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.