What color is #5F8799?

#5F8799 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F8799?

The RGB value is 95, 135, 153: 95 red, 135 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F8799?

The complementary color is #99715F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F8799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F8799 color

#5F8799 rgb(95, 135, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F8799 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 52.9% green and 60% blue (95, 135, 153).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 23% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#5F8799 color codes

HEX	`#5F8799`
RGB	`rgb(95, 135, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 52.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 23%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 38%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, -9.09, -14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 16.7, 237.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.131, 22.06, 33.381)`
Decimal	`6260633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F8799, 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 #5F8799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F8799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #5F8799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f8799; }
.text { color: #5f8799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f8799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 135 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f8799, #5f6a99); }

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Questions

What color is #5F8799?: #5F8799 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F8799?: The RGB value is 95, 135, 153: 95 red, 135 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F8799?: The complementary color is #99715F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F8799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.