What color is #5C6283?

#5C6283 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6283?

The RGB value is 92, 98, 131: 92 red, 98 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6283?

The complementary color is #837D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6283?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6283 color

#5C6283 rgb(92, 98, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6283 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38.4% green and 51.4% blue (92, 98, 131).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% 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 5.95:1).

#5C6283 color codes

HEX	`#5C6283`
RGB	`rgb(92, 98, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, 5.81, -19.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 19.98, 286.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.877, 12.649, 23.231)`
Decimal	`6054531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6283, 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 #5C6283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #5C6283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6283; }
.text { color: #5c6283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 98 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6283, #695c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6283?: #5C6283 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6283?: The RGB value is 92, 98, 131: 92 red, 98 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6283?: The complementary color is #837D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6283?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.