What color is #5F6678?

#5F6678 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6678?

The RGB value is 95, 102, 120: 95 red, 102 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6678?

The complementary color is #78715F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6678?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6678 color

#5F6678 rgb(95, 102, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5F6678 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40% green and 47.1% blue (95, 102, 120).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#5F6678 color codes

HEX	`#5F6678`
RGB	`rgb(95, 102, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.2, 1.52, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.2, 11.07, 277.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.86, 13.291, 19.654)`
Decimal	`6252152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6678, 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 #5F6678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #5F6678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6678; }
.text { color: #5f6678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 102 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6678, #655f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6678?: #5F6678 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6678?: The RGB value is 95, 102, 120: 95 red, 102 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6678?: The complementary color is #78715F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6678?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.