What color is #5E6072?

#5E6072 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6072?

The RGB value is 94, 96, 114: 94 red, 96 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6072?

The complementary color is #72705E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6072?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6072 color

#5E6072 rgb(94, 96, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6072 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 37.6% green and 44.7% blue (94, 96, 114).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#5E6072 color codes

HEX	`#5E6072`
RGB	`rgb(94, 96, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 37.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, 3.33, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 10.93, 287.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.836, 11.96, 17.601)`
Decimal	`6185074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6072, 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 #5E6072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #5E6072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6072; }
.text { color: #5e6072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 96 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6072, #665e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6072?: #5E6072 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6072?: The RGB value is 94, 96, 114: 94 red, 96 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6072?: The complementary color is #72705E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6072?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.