What color is #5F76A8?

#5F76A8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F76A8?

The RGB value is 95, 118, 168: 95 red, 118 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F76A8?

The complementary color is #A8915F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F76A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F76A8 color

#5F76A8 rgb(95, 118, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F76A8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 46.3% green and 65.9% blue (95, 118, 168).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#5F76A8 color codes

HEX	`#5F76A8`
RGB	`rgb(95, 118, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 46.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 5.09, -29.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 29.81, 279.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.263, 18.216, 39.592)`
Decimal	`6256296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F76A8, 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 #5F76A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F76A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #5F76A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f76a8; }
.text { color: #5f76a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f76a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 118 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f76a8, #6c5fa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F76A8?: #5F76A8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F76A8?: The RGB value is 95, 118, 168: 95 red, 118 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F76A8?: The complementary color is #A8915F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F76A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.