What color is #5A6C8F?

#5A6C8F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6C8F?

The RGB value is 90, 108, 143: 90 red, 108 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6C8F?

The complementary color is #8F7D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6C8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6C8F color

#5A6C8F rgb(90, 108, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6C8F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 42.4% green and 56.1% blue (90, 108, 143).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#5A6C8F color codes

HEX	`#5A6C8F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 108, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 42.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, 2.42, -21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 21.47, 276.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.535, 14.881, 28.088)`
Decimal	`5926031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6C8F, 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 #5A6C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #5A6C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6c8f; }
.text { color: #5a6c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 108 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6c8f, #625a8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6C8F?: #5A6C8F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6C8F?: The RGB value is 90, 108, 143: 90 red, 108 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6C8F?: The complementary color is #8F7D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6C8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.