What color is #5F637B?

#5F637B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F637B?

The RGB value is 95, 99, 123: 95 red, 99 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F637B?

The complementary color is #7B775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F637B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F637B color

#5F637B rgb(95, 99, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F637B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 38.8% green and 48.2% blue (95, 99, 123).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#5F637B color codes

HEX	`#5F637B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 99, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 38.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, 4.09, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 14.52, 286.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.755, 12.786, 20.531)`
Decimal	`6251387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F637B, 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 #5F637B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F637B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #5F637B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f637b; }
.text { color: #5f637b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f637b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 99 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f637b, #695f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F637B?: #5F637B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F637B?: The RGB value is 95, 99, 123: 95 red, 99 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F637B?: The complementary color is #7B775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F637B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.