What color is #5C6F87?

#5C6F87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6F87?

The RGB value is 92, 111, 135: 92 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6F87?

The complementary color is #87745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6F87 color

#5C6F87 rgb(92, 111, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6F87 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.5% green and 52.9% blue (92, 111, 135).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5C6F87 color codes

HEX	`#5C6F87`
RGB	`rgb(92, 111, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.17, -0.98, -15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.17, 15.52, 266.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.47, 15.393, 25.126)`
Decimal	`6057863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6F87, 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 #5C6F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #5C6F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6f87; }
.text { color: #5c6f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 111 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6f87, #5e5c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6F87?: #5C6F87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6F87?: The RGB value is 92, 111, 135: 92 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6F87?: The complementary color is #87745C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.