What color is #5B6F98?

#5B6F98 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 #5B6F98?

The RGB value is 91, 111, 152: 91 red, 111 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6F98?

The complementary color is #98845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6F98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6F98 color

#5B6F98 rgb(91, 111, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B6F98 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.5% green and 59.6% blue (91, 111, 152).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#5B6F98 color codes

HEX	`#5B6F98`
RGB	`rgb(91, 111, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, 3.49, -24.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 24.87, 278.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.665, 15.859, 31.935)`
Decimal	`5992344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6F98, 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 #5B6F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #5B6F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6f98; }
.text { color: #5b6f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 111 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6f98, #655b98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5B6F98?: #5B6F98 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 #5B6F98?: The RGB value is 91, 111, 152: 91 red, 111 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6F98?: The complementary color is #98845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6F98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.