What color is #5D6477?

#5D6477 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6477?

The RGB value is 93, 100, 119: 93 red, 100 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6477?

The complementary color is #77705D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6477?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6477 color

#5D6477 rgb(93, 100, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6477 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green and 46.7% blue (93, 100, 119).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#5D6477 color codes

HEX	`#5D6477`
RGB	`rgb(93, 100, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.42, 1.78, -11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.42, 11.69, 278.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.4, 12.773, 19.261)`
Decimal	`6120567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6477, 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 #5D6477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #5D6477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6477; }
.text { color: #5d6477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 100 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6477, #635d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6477?: #5D6477 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6477?: The RGB value is 93, 100, 119: 93 red, 100 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6477?: The complementary color is #77705D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6477?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.