What color is #5E6E89?

#5E6E89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6E89?

The RGB value is 94, 110, 137: 94 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6E89?

The complementary color is #89795E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6E89 color

#5E6E89 rgb(94, 110, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E6E89 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 43.1% green and 53.7% blue (94, 110, 137).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#5E6E89 color codes

HEX	`#5E6E89`
RGB	`rgb(94, 110, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 43.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.09, 0.78, -16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.09, 16.8, 272.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.706, 15.337, 25.848)`
Decimal	`6188681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6E89, 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 #5E6E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #5E6E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6e89; }
.text { color: #5e6e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 110 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6e89, #635e89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6E89?: #5E6E89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6E89?: The RGB value is 94, 110, 137: 94 red, 110 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6E89?: The complementary color is #89795E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.