What color is #5F6D91?

#5F6D91 is a grayish blue known as Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Haunt Mist?

The RGB value is 95, 109, 145: 95 red, 109 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Haunt Mist?

The complementary color is #91835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6D91?

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

Haunt Mist color: hex code #5F6D91

#5F6D91 rgb(95, 109, 145)

Shades of blue

Haunt Mist has the hex code #5F6D91. It is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 42.7% green and 56.9% blue (95, 109, 145).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

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

Haunt Mist (#5F6D91) color codes

HEX	`#5F6D91`
RGB	`rgb(95, 109, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 42.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.2, 3.89, -21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.2, 21.72, 280.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.297, 15.414, 28.952)`
Decimal	`6253969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Haunt Mist, 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 #5F6D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	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 #5F6D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6d91; }
.text { color: #5f6d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 109 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6d91, #6a5f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

See #5F6D91 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5F6D91?: #5F6D91 is a grayish blue known as Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Haunt Mist?: The RGB value is 95, 109, 145: 95 red, 109 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Haunt Mist?: The complementary color is #91835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6D91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.