What color is #5F8391?

#5F8391 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8391?

The RGB value is 95, 131, 145: 95 red, 131 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8391?

The complementary color is #916D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8391 color

#5F8391 rgb(95, 131, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F8391 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 51.4% green and 56.9% blue (95, 131, 145).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#5F8391 color codes

HEX	`#5F8391`
RGB	`rgb(95, 131, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 51.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 10%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, -8.98, -11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 14.65, 232.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.945, 20.709, 29.834)`
Decimal	`6259601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8391, 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 #5F8391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #5F8391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8391; }
.text { color: #5f8391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 131 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8391, #5f6a91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F8391?: #5F8391 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8391?: The RGB value is 95, 131, 145: 95 red, 131 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8391?: The complementary color is #916D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.