What color is #5F78AC?

#5F78AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F78AC?

The RGB value is 95, 120, 172: 95 red, 120 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F78AC?

The complementary color is #AC935F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F78AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F78AC color

#5F78AC rgb(95, 120, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F78AC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 47.1% green and 67.5% blue (95, 120, 172).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 32% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#5F78AC color codes

HEX	`#5F78AC`
RGB	`rgb(95, 120, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 47.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 32%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 30%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, 5.08, -30.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 30.96, 279.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.88, 18.843, 41.664)`
Decimal	`6256812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F78AC, 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 #5F78AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F78AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #5F78AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f78ac; }
.text { color: #5f78ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f78ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 120 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f78ac, #6d5fac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F78AC?: #5F78AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F78AC?: The RGB value is 95, 120, 172: 95 red, 120 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F78AC?: The complementary color is #AC935F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F78AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.