What color is #5E6880?

#5E6880 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6880?

The RGB value is 94, 104, 128: 94 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6880?

The complementary color is #80765E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6880 color

#5E6880 rgb(94, 104, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E6880 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 40.8% green and 50.2% blue (94, 104, 128).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#5E6880 color codes

HEX	`#5E6880`
RGB	`rgb(94, 104, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 40.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, 2.01, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 14.72, 277.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.462, 13.838, 22.38)`
Decimal	`6187136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6880, 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 #5E6880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #5E6880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6880; }
.text { color: #5e6880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 104 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6880, #655e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6880?: #5E6880 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6880?: The RGB value is 94, 104, 128: 94 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6880?: The complementary color is #80765E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.