What color is #5F6188?

#5F6188 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6188?

The RGB value is 95, 97, 136: 95 red, 97 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6188?

The complementary color is #88865F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6188 color

#5F6188 rgb(95, 97, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F6188 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38% green and 53.3% blue (95, 97, 136).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#5F6188 color codes

HEX	`#5F6188`
RGB	`rgb(95, 97, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, 8.75, -21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 23.54, 291.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.437, 12.76, 25.043)`
Decimal	`6250888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6188, 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 #5F6188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #5F6188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6188; }
.text { color: #5f6188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 97 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6188, #715f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5F6188?: #5F6188 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6188?: The RGB value is 95, 97, 136: 95 red, 97 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6188?: The complementary color is #88865F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.