What color is #5D677F?

#5D677F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D677F?

The RGB value is 93, 103, 127: 93 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D677F?

The complementary color is #7F755D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D677F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D677F color

#5D677F rgb(93, 103, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D677F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.4% green and 49.8% blue (93, 103, 127).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#5D677F color codes

HEX	`#5D677F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 103, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, 2.02, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 14.74, 277.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.194, 13.56, 21.997)`
Decimal	`6121343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D677F, 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 #5D677F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D677F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #5D677F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d677f; }
.text { color: #5d677f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d677f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 103 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d677f, #645d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D677F?: #5D677F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D677F?: The RGB value is 93, 103, 127: 93 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D677F?: The complementary color is #7F755D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D677F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.