What color is #5C6B83?

#5C6B83 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6B83?

The RGB value is 92, 107, 131: 92 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6B83?

The complementary color is #83745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6B83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6B83 color

#5C6B83 rgb(92, 107, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6B83 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 42% green and 51.4% blue (92, 107, 131).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#5C6B83 color codes

HEX	`#5C6B83`
RGB	`rgb(92, 107, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 42%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 0.34, -15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 15.12, 271.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.767, 14.429, 23.528)`
Decimal	`6056835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6B83, 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 #5C6B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #5C6B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6b83; }
.text { color: #5c6b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 107 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6b83, #615c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6B83?: #5C6B83 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6B83?: The RGB value is 92, 107, 131: 92 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6B83?: The complementary color is #83745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6B83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.