What color is #5B647F?

#5B647F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B647F?

The RGB value is 91, 100, 127: 91 red, 100 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B647F?

The complementary color is #7F765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B647F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B647F color

#5B647F rgb(91, 100, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B647F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.2% green and 49.8% blue (91, 100, 127).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#5B647F color codes

HEX	`#5B647F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 100, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, 3.18, -16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 16.49, 281.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.701, 12.87, 21.89)`
Decimal	`5989503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B647F, 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 #5B647F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B647F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5B647F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b647f; }
.text { color: #5b647f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b647f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 100 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b647f, #645b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B647F?: #5B647F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B647F?: The RGB value is 91, 100, 127: 91 red, 100 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B647F?: The complementary color is #7F765B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B647F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.