What color is #5B6E9C?

#5B6E9C is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6E9C?

The RGB value is 91, 110, 156: 91 red, 110 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6E9C?

The complementary color is #9C895B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6E9C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6E9C color

#5B6E9C rgb(91, 110, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B6E9C is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.1% green and 61.2% blue (91, 110, 156).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#5B6E9C color codes

HEX	`#5B6E9C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 110, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 42%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 5.27, -27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 27.66, 280.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.889, 15.775, 33.654)`
Decimal	`5992092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6E9C, 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 #5B6E9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6E9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #5B6E9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6e9c; }
.text { color: #5b6e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6e9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 110 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6e9c, #695b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5B6E9C?: #5B6E9C is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6E9C?: The RGB value is 91, 110, 156: 91 red, 110 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6E9C?: The complementary color is #9C895B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6E9C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.