What color is #5E6A86?

#5E6A86 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6A86?

The RGB value is 94, 106, 134: 94 red, 106 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6A86?

The complementary color is #867A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6A86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6A86 color

#5E6A86 rgb(94, 106, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E6A86 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 41.6% green and 52.5% blue (94, 106, 134).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#5E6A86 color codes

HEX	`#5E6A86`
RGB	`rgb(94, 106, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 41.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.81, 2.38, -16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.81, 17.11, 278.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.072, 14.409, 24.589)`
Decimal	`6187654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6A86, 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 #5E6A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #5E6A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6a86; }
.text { color: #5e6a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 106 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6a86, #665e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6A86?: #5E6A86 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6A86?: The RGB value is 94, 106, 134: 94 red, 106 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6A86?: The complementary color is #867A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6A86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.