What color is #5E627A?

#5E627A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E627A?

The RGB value is 94, 98, 122: 94 red, 98 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E627A?

The complementary color is #7A765E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E627A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E627A color

#5E627A rgb(94, 98, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E627A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.4% green and 47.8% blue (94, 98, 122).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#5E627A color codes

HEX	`#5E627A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 98, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, 4.11, -13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 14.54, 286.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.496, 12.52, 20.167)`
Decimal	`6185594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E627A, 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 #5E627A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E627A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #5E627A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e627a; }
.text { color: #5e627a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e627a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 98 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e627a, #685e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E627A?: #5E627A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E627A?: The RGB value is 94, 98, 122: 94 red, 98 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E627A?: The complementary color is #7A765E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E627A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.