What color is #5E6F7A?

#5E6F7A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6F7A?

The RGB value is 94, 111, 122: 94 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6F7A?

The complementary color is #7A695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6F7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6F7A color

#5E6F7A rgb(94, 111, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6F7A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 43.5% green and 47.8% blue (94, 111, 122).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5E6F7A color codes

HEX	`#5E6F7A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 111, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 43.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 9%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, -3.69, -8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 8.99, 245.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.812, 15.153, 20.606)`
Decimal	`6188922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6F7A, 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 #5E6F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #5E6F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6f7a; }
.text { color: #5e6f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 111 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6f7a, #5e617a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6F7A?: #5E6F7A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6F7A?: The RGB value is 94, 111, 122: 94 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6F7A?: The complementary color is #7A695E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6F7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.