What color is #5C698A?

#5C698A 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 #5C698A?

The RGB value is 92, 105, 138: 92 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C698A?

The complementary color is #8A7D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C698A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C698A color

#5C698A rgb(92, 105, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C698A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 41.2% green and 54.1% blue (92, 105, 138).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#5C698A color codes

HEX	`#5C698A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 105, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 41.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, 3.45, -19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 20.07, 279.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.051, 14.213, 26.043)`
Decimal	`6056330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C698A, 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 #5C698A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C698A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #5C698A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c698a; }
.text { color: #5c698a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c698a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 105 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c698a, #665c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C698A?: #5C698A 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 #5C698A?: The RGB value is 92, 105, 138: 92 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C698A?: The complementary color is #8A7D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C698A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.