What color is #5F6685?

#5F6685 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6685?

The RGB value is 95, 102, 133: 95 red, 102 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6685?

The complementary color is #857E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6685?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6685 color

#5F6685 rgb(95, 102, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F6685 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 40% green and 52.2% blue (95, 102, 133).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#5F6685 color codes

HEX	`#5F6685`
RGB	`rgb(95, 102, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 40%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, 4.87, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 18.69, 285.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.703, 13.629, 24.094)`
Decimal	`6252165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6685, 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 #5F6685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #5F6685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6685; }
.text { color: #5f6685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 102 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6685, #6b5f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6685?: #5F6685 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6685?: The RGB value is 95, 102, 133: 95 red, 102 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6685?: The complementary color is #857E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6685?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.