What color is #5E637A?

#5E637A 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 #5E637A?

The RGB value is 94, 99, 122: 94 red, 99 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E637A?

The complementary color is #7A755E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E637A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E637A color

#5E637A rgb(94, 99, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E637A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.8% green and 47.8% blue (94, 99, 122).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#5E637A color codes

HEX	`#5E637A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 99, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.32, 3.5, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.32, 13.96, 284.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.59, 12.708, 20.198)`
Decimal	`6185850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E637A, 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 #5E637A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E637A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #5E637A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e637a; }
.text { color: #5e637a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e637a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 99 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e637a, #675e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E637A?: #5E637A 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 #5E637A?: The RGB value is 94, 99, 122: 94 red, 99 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E637A?: The complementary color is #7A755E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E637A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.