What color is #5C6F8D?

#5C6F8D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6F8D?

The RGB value is 92, 111, 141: 92 red, 111 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6F8D?

The complementary color is #8D7A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6F8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6F8D color

#5C6F8D rgb(92, 111, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6F8D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.5% green and 55.3% blue (92, 111, 141).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#5C6F8D color codes

HEX	`#5C6F8D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 111, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, 0.66, -18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 18.71, 272.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.904, 15.567, 27.413)`
Decimal	`6057869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6F8D, 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 #5C6F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #5C6F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6f8d; }
.text { color: #5c6f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 111 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6f8d, #625c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6F8D?: #5C6F8D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6F8D?: The RGB value is 92, 111, 141: 92 red, 111 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6F8D?: The complementary color is #8D7A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6F8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.