What color is #5E6875?

#5E6875 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6875?

The RGB value is 94, 104, 117: 94 red, 104 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6875?

The complementary color is #756B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6875 color

#5E6875 rgb(94, 104, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6875 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 40.8% green and 45.9% blue (94, 104, 117).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#5E6875 color codes

HEX	`#5E6875`
RGB	`rgb(94, 104, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 40.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, -0.77, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 8.59, 264.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.776, 13.564, 18.771)`
Decimal	`6187125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6875, 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 #5E6875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #5E6875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6875; }
.text { color: #5e6875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 104 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6875, #605e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6875?: #5E6875 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6875?: The RGB value is 94, 104, 117: 94 red, 104 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6875?: The complementary color is #756B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.