What color is #5F779C?

#5F779C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F779C?

The RGB value is 95, 119, 156: 95 red, 119 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F779C?

The complementary color is #9C845F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F779C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F779C color

#5F779C rgb(95, 119, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F779C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 46.7% green and 61.2% blue (95, 119, 156).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#5F779C color codes

HEX	`#5F779C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 119, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 46.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 24%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, 1, -22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 22.75, 272.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.315, 18.026, 34.013)`
Decimal	`6256540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F779C, 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 #5F779C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F779C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #5F779C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f779c; }
.text { color: #5f779c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f779c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 119 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f779c, #665f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F779C?: #5F779C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F779C?: The RGB value is 95, 119, 156: 95 red, 119 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F779C?: The complementary color is #9C845F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F779C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.