What color is #5D6877?

#5D6877 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6877?

The RGB value is 93, 104, 119: 93 red, 104 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6877?

The complementary color is #776C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6877?

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.

#5D6877 color

#5D6877 rgb(93, 104, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6877 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.8% green and 46.7% blue (93, 104, 119).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5D6877 color codes

HEX	`#5D6877`
RGB	`rgb(93, 104, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, -0.63, -9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 9.8, 266.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.793, 13.559, 19.392)`
Decimal	`6121591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6877, 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 #5D6877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6877 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 #5D6877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6877; }
.text { color: #5d6877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 104 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6877, #5f5d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6877?: #5D6877 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6877?: The RGB value is 93, 104, 119: 93 red, 104 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6877?: The complementary color is #776C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6877?: 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.