What color is #5F7B88?

#5F7B88 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7B88?

The RGB value is 95, 123, 136: 95 red, 123 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7B88?

The complementary color is #886C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7B88 color

#5F7B88 rgb(95, 123, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F7B88 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 48.2% green and 53.3% blue (95, 123, 136).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#5F7B88 color codes

HEX	`#5F7B88`
RGB	`rgb(95, 123, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 48.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, -6.78, -10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 12.37, 236.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.245, 18.376, 25.979)`
Decimal	`6257544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7B88, 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 #5F7B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F7B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #5F7B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7b88; }
.text { color: #5f7b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 123 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7b88, #5f6788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F7B88?: #5F7B88 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7B88?: The RGB value is 95, 123, 136: 95 red, 123 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7B88?: The complementary color is #886C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.