What color is #5F91A7?

#5F91A7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Treasure Map Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F91A7?

The RGB value is 95, 145, 167: 95 red, 145 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F91A7?

The complementary color is #A7755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F91A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F91A7 color

#5F91A7 rgb(95, 145, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F91A7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 56.9% green and 65.5% blue (95, 145, 167).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 29% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Map Waters (#658FAA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#5F91A7 color codes

HEX	`#5F91A7`
RGB	`rgb(95, 145, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 56.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 29%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 43%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, -10.81, -16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 20.01, 237.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.817, 25.472, 40.319)`
Decimal	`6263207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F91A7, 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 #5F91A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5F91A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #5F91A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f91a7; }
.text { color: #5f91a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f91a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 145 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f91a7, #5f6da7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F91A7?: #5F91A7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Treasure Map Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F91A7?: The RGB value is 95, 145, 167: 95 red, 145 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F91A7?: The complementary color is #A7755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F91A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.