What color is #5E6185?

#5E6185 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6185?

The RGB value is 94, 97, 133: 94 red, 97 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6185?

The complementary color is #85825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6185?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6185 color

#5E6185 rgb(94, 97, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E6185 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38% green and 52.2% blue (94, 97, 133).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#5E6185 color codes

HEX	`#5E6185`
RGB	`rgb(94, 97, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 27%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 7.62, -20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 21.75, 290.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.123, 12.622, 23.931)`
Decimal	`6185349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6185, 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 #5E6185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #5E6185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6185; }
.text { color: #5e6185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 97 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6185, #6f5e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5E6185?: #5E6185 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6185?: The RGB value is 94, 97, 133: 94 red, 97 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6185?: The complementary color is #85825E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6185?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.