What color is #5F7CAF?

#5F7CAF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F7CAF?

The RGB value is 95, 124, 175: 95 red, 124 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7CAF?

The complementary color is #AF925F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7CAF color

#5F7CAF rgb(95, 124, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F7CAF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 48.6% green and 68.6% blue (95, 124, 175).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Endless River (#567AAD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#5F7CAF color codes

HEX	`#5F7CAF`
RGB	`rgb(95, 124, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 48.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 46%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 29%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, 3.59, -30.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 30.51, 276.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.662, 19.942, 43.362)`
Decimal	`6257839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7CAF, 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 #5F7CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F7CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #5F7CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7caf; }
.text { color: #5f7caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 124 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7caf, #6a5faf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F7CAF?: #5F7CAF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Endless River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F7CAF?: The RGB value is 95, 124, 175: 95 red, 124 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7CAF?: The complementary color is #AF925F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.