What color is #5F6083?

#5F6083 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6083?

The RGB value is 95, 96, 131: 95 red, 96 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6083?

The complementary color is #83825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6083?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6083 color

#5F6083 rgb(95, 96, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F6083 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 37.6% green and 51.4% blue (95, 96, 131).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#5F6083 color codes

HEX	`#5F6083`
RGB	`rgb(95, 96, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 37.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, 8.02, -19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 21.17, 292.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.998, 12.437, 23.184)`
Decimal	`6250627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6083, 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 #5F6083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #5F6083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6083; }
.text { color: #5f6083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 96 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6083, #705f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F6083?: #5F6083 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6083?: The RGB value is 95, 96, 131: 95 red, 96 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6083?: The complementary color is #83825F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6083?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.