What color is #5D6F99?

#5D6F99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6F99?

The RGB value is 93, 111, 153: 93 red, 111 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6F99?

The complementary color is #99875D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6F99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6F99 color

#5D6F99 rgb(93, 111, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5D6F99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 43.5% green and 60% blue (93, 111, 153).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#5D6F99 color codes

HEX	`#5D6F99`
RGB	`rgb(93, 111, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 43.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, 4.36, -24.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 25.31, 279.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.947, 15.995, 32.378)`
Decimal	`6123417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6F99, 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 #5D6F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #5D6F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6f99; }
.text { color: #5d6f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 111 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6f99, #695d99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #5D6F99?: #5D6F99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6F99?: The RGB value is 93, 111, 153: 93 red, 111 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6F99?: The complementary color is #99875D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6F99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.