What color is #5F627D?

#5F627D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F627D?

The RGB value is 95, 98, 125: 95 red, 98 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F627D?

The complementary color is #7D7A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F627D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F627D color

#5F627D rgb(95, 98, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F627D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38.4% green and 49% blue (95, 98, 125).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#5F627D color codes

HEX	`#5F627D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 98, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 24%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, 5.22, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 16.32, 288.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.788, 12.649, 21.166)`
Decimal	`6251133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F627D, 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 #5F627D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F627D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #5F627D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f627d; }
.text { color: #5f627d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f627d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 98 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f627d, #6b5f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F627D?: #5F627D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F627D?: The RGB value is 95, 98, 125: 95 red, 98 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F627D?: The complementary color is #7D7A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F627D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.