What color is #5B687D?

#5B687D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B687D?

The RGB value is 91, 104, 125: 91 red, 104 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B687D?

The complementary color is #7D705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B687D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B687D color

#5B687D rgb(91, 104, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B687D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40.8% green and 49% blue (91, 104, 125).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#5B687D color codes

HEX	`#5B687D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 104, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, 0.23, -13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 13.31, 270.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.965, 13.605, 21.341)`
Decimal	`5990525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B687D, 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 #5B687D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B687D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #5B687D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b687d; }
.text { color: #5b687d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b687d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 104 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b687d, #5f5b7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B687D?: #5B687D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B687D?: The RGB value is 91, 104, 125: 91 red, 104 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B687D?: The complementary color is #7D705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B687D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.