What color is #5E6B8E?

#5E6B8E 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 #5E6B8E?

The RGB value is 94, 107, 142: 94 red, 107 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6B8E?

The complementary color is #8E815E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6B8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6B8E color

#5E6B8E rgb(94, 107, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E6B8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 42% green and 55.7% blue (94, 107, 142).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#5E6B8E color codes

HEX	`#5E6B8E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 107, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 42%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, 3.96, -20.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 21.16, 280.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.755, 14.848, 27.674)`
Decimal	`6187918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6B8E, 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 #5E6B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #5E6B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6b8e; }
.text { color: #5e6b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 107 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6b8e, #695e8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6B8E?: #5E6B8E 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 #5E6B8E?: The RGB value is 94, 107, 142: 94 red, 107 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6B8E?: The complementary color is #8E815E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6B8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.