What color is #5B6A8E?

#5B6A8E 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 #5B6A8E?

The RGB value is 91, 106, 142: 91 red, 106 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6A8E?

The complementary color is #8E7F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6A8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6A8E color

#5B6A8E rgb(91, 106, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B6A8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 41.6% green and 55.7% blue (91, 106, 142).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#5B6A8E color codes

HEX	`#5B6A8E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 106, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 41.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.92, 3.65, -21.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.92, 21.89, 279.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.349, 14.485, 27.626)`
Decimal	`5991054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6A8E, 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 #5B6A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #5B6A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6a8e; }
.text { color: #5b6a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 106 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6a8e, #665b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6A8E?: #5B6A8E 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 #5B6A8E?: The RGB value is 91, 106, 142: 91 red, 106 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6A8E?: The complementary color is #8E7F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6A8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.