What color is #5F76AB?

#5F76AB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F76AB?

The RGB value is 95, 118, 171: 95 red, 118 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F76AB?

The complementary color is #AB945F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F76AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F76AB color

#5F76AB rgb(95, 118, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F76AB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 46.3% green and 67.1% blue (95, 118, 171).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#5F76AB color codes

HEX	`#5F76AB`
RGB	`rgb(95, 118, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 46.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 44%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 31%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, 5.99, -30.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 31.48, 280.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.546, 18.329, 41.081)`
Decimal	`6256299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F76AB, 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 #5F76AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F76AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #5F76AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f76ab; }
.text { color: #5f76ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f76ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 118 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f76ab, #6e5fab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F76AB?: #5F76AB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F76AB?: The RGB value is 95, 118, 171: 95 red, 118 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F76AB?: The complementary color is #AB945F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F76AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.