What color is #5E6176?

#5E6176 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 #5E6176?

The RGB value is 94, 97, 118: 94 red, 97 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6176?

The complementary color is #76735E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6176 color

#5E6176 rgb(94, 97, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6176 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38% green and 46.3% blue (94, 97, 118).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#5E6176 color codes

HEX	`#5E6176`
RGB	`rgb(94, 97, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.59, 3.71, -12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.59, 12.74, 286.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.16, 12.237, 18.857)`
Decimal	`6185334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6176, 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 #5E6176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #5E6176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6176; }
.text { color: #5e6176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 97 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6176, #675e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6176?: #5E6176 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 #5E6176?: The RGB value is 94, 97, 118: 94 red, 97 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6176?: The complementary color is #76735E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.