What color is #5E6180?

#5E6180 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6180?

The RGB value is 94, 97, 128: 94 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6180?

The complementary color is #807D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6180 color

#5E6180 rgb(94, 97, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E6180 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38% green and 50.2% blue (94, 97, 128).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#5E6180 color codes

HEX	`#5E6180`
RGB	`rgb(94, 97, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.98, 6.28, -17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.98, 18.75, 289.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.786, 12.487, 22.155)`
Decimal	`6185344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6180, 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 #5E6180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #5E6180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6180; }
.text { color: #5e6180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 97 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6180, #6c5e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6180?: #5E6180 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6180?: The RGB value is 94, 97, 128: 94 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6180?: The complementary color is #807D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.