What color is #5C6181?

#5C6181 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6181?

The RGB value is 92, 97, 129: 92 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6181?

The complementary color is #817C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6181 color

#5C6181 rgb(92, 97, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6181 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38% green and 50.6% blue (92, 97, 129).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#5C6181 color codes

HEX	`#5C6181`
RGB	`rgb(92, 97, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.86, 5.89, -18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.86, 19.39, 287.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.65, 12.409, 22.493)`
Decimal	`6054273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6181, 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 #5C6181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #5C6181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6181; }
.text { color: #5c6181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 97 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6181, #6a5c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6181?: #5C6181 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6181?: The RGB value is 92, 97, 129: 92 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6181?: The complementary color is #817C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.