What color is #5B698C?

#5B698C 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 #5B698C?

The RGB value is 91, 105, 140: 91 red, 105 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B698C?

The complementary color is #8C7E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B698C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B698C color

#5B698C rgb(91, 105, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B698C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 41.2% green and 54.9% blue (91, 105, 140).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% 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 5.46:1).

#5B698C color codes

HEX	`#5B698C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 105, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 41.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.55, 3.7, -20.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.55, 21.28, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.098, 14.22, 26.808)`
Decimal	`5990796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B698C, 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 #5B698C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B698C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #5B698C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b698c; }
.text { color: #5b698c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b698c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 105 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b698c, #665b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B698C?: #5B698C 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 #5B698C?: The RGB value is 91, 105, 140: 91 red, 105 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B698C?: The complementary color is #8C7E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B698C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.