What color is #5C6683?

#5C6683 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6683?

The RGB value is 92, 102, 131: 92 red, 102 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6683?

The complementary color is #83795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6683?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6683 color

#5C6683 rgb(92, 102, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6683 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40% green and 51.4% blue (92, 102, 131).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#5C6683 color codes

HEX	`#5C6683`
RGB	`rgb(92, 102, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, 3.36, -17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 17.66, 280.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.261, 13.416, 23.359)`
Decimal	`6055555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6683, 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 #5C6683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #5C6683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6683; }
.text { color: #5c6683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 102 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6683, #655c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6683?: #5C6683 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6683?: The RGB value is 92, 102, 131: 92 red, 102 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6683?: The complementary color is #83795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6683?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.