What color is #5D6070?

#5D6070 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6070?

The RGB value is 93, 96, 112: 93 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6070?

The complementary color is #706D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6070 color

#5D6070 rgb(93, 96, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6070 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 37.6% green and 43.9% blue (93, 96, 112).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#5D6070 color codes

HEX	`#5D6070`
RGB	`rgb(93, 96, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 37.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, 2.49, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 9.75, 284.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.621, 11.863, 17.004)`
Decimal	`6119536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6070, 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 #5D6070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #5D6070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6070; }
.text { color: #5d6070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 96 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6070, #635d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6070?: #5D6070 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6070?: The RGB value is 93, 96, 112: 93 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6070?: The complementary color is #706D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.