What color is #5C6F94?

#5C6F94 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6F94?

The RGB value is 92, 111, 148: 92 red, 111 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6F94?

The complementary color is #94815C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6F94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6F94 color

#5C6F94 rgb(92, 111, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C6F94 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.5% green and 58% blue (92, 111, 148).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 5.05:1).

#5C6F94 color codes

HEX	`#5C6F94`
RGB	`rgb(92, 111, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 38%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 25%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.69, 2.63, -22.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.69, 22.57, 276.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.442, 15.782, 30.244)`
Decimal	`6057876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6F94, 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 #5C6F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #5C6F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6f94; }
.text { color: #5c6f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 111 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6f94, #655c94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6F94?: #5C6F94 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6F94?: The RGB value is 92, 111, 148: 92 red, 111 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6F94?: The complementary color is #94815C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6F94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.