What color is #5E6478?

#5E6478 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6478?

The RGB value is 94, 100, 120: 94 red, 100 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6478?

The complementary color is #78725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6478?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6478 color

#5E6478 rgb(94, 100, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6478 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 39.2% green and 47.1% blue (94, 100, 120).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#5E6478 color codes

HEX	`#5E6478`
RGB	`rgb(94, 100, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 39.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.54, 2.38, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.54, 12.21, 281.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.563, 12.85, 19.584)`
Decimal	`6186104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6478, 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 #5E6478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5E6478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6478; }
.text { color: #5e6478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 100 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6478, #655e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6478?: #5E6478 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6478?: The RGB value is 94, 100, 120: 94 red, 100 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6478?: The complementary color is #78725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6478?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.