What color is #5D617A?

#5D617A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D617A?

The RGB value is 93, 97, 122: 93 red, 97 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D617A?

The complementary color is #7A765D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D617A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D617A color

#5D617A rgb(93, 97, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D617A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38% green and 47.8% blue (93, 97, 122).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#5D617A color codes

HEX	`#5D617A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 97, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 4.38, -14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 15.17, 286.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.301, 12.281, 20.131)`
Decimal	`6119802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D617A, 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 #5D617A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D617A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #5D617A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d617a; }
.text { color: #5d617a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d617a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 97 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d617a, #685d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D617A?: #5D617A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D617A?: The RGB value is 93, 97, 122: 93 red, 97 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D617A?: The complementary color is #7A765D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D617A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.