What color is #5F657B?

#5F657B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F657B?

The RGB value is 95, 101, 123: 95 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F657B?

The complementary color is #7B755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F657B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F657B color

#5F657B rgb(95, 101, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F657B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 39.6% green and 48.2% blue (95, 101, 123).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#5F657B color codes

HEX	`#5F657B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 101, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 39.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.02, 2.88, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.02, 13.36, 282.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.947, 13.17, 20.595)`
Decimal	`6251899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F657B, 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 #5F657B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F657B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #5F657B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f657b; }
.text { color: #5f657b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f657b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 101 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f657b, #675f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F657B?: #5F657B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F657B?: The RGB value is 95, 101, 123: 95 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F657B?: The complementary color is #7B755F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F657B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.