What color is #5C6885?

#5C6885 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 #5C6885?

The RGB value is 92, 104, 133: 92 red, 104 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6885?

The complementary color is #85795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6885?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6885 color

#5C6885 rgb(92, 104, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6885 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40.8% green and 52.2% blue (92, 104, 133).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#5C6885 color codes

HEX	`#5C6885`
RGB	`rgb(92, 104, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.04, 2.68, -17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.04, 17.74, 278.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.596, 13.869, 24.146)`
Decimal	`6056069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6885, 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 #5C6885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #5C6885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6885; }
.text { color: #5c6885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 104 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6885, #655c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6885?: #5C6885 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 #5C6885?: The RGB value is 92, 104, 133: 92 red, 104 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6885?: The complementary color is #85795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6885?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.