What color is #5B6E90?

#5B6E90 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6E90?

The RGB value is 91, 110, 144: 91 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6E90?

The complementary color is #907D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6E90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6E90 color

#5B6E90 rgb(91, 110, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B6E90 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.1% green and 56.5% blue (91, 110, 144).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5B6E90 color codes

HEX	`#5B6E90`
RGB	`rgb(91, 110, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.16, 1.8, -20.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.16, 20.93, 274.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.923, 15.389, 28.564)`
Decimal	`5992080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6E90, 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 #5B6E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #5B6E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6e90; }
.text { color: #5b6e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 110 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6e90, #625b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6E90?: #5B6E90 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6E90?: The RGB value is 91, 110, 144: 91 red, 110 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6E90?: The complementary color is #907D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6E90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.