What color is #5B6879?

#5B6879 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6879?

The RGB value is 91, 104, 121: 91 red, 104 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6879?

The complementary color is #796C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6879?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6879 color

#5B6879 rgb(91, 104, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6879 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40.8% green and 47.5% blue (91, 104, 121).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#5B6879 color codes

HEX	`#5B6879`
RGB	`rgb(91, 104, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, -0.81, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 11.15, 265.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.715, 13.505, 20.022)`
Decimal	`5990521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6879, 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 #5B6879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #5B6879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6879; }
.text { color: #5b6879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 104 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6879, #5d5b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6879?: #5B6879 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6879?: The RGB value is 91, 104, 121: 91 red, 104 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6879?: The complementary color is #796C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6879?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.