What color is #5F6B83?

#5F6B83 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6B83?

The RGB value is 95, 107, 131: 95 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6B83?

The complementary color is #83775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6B83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6B83 color

#5F6B83 rgb(95, 107, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F6B83 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 42% green and 51.4% blue (95, 107, 131).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#5F6B83 color codes

HEX	`#5F6B83`
RGB	`rgb(95, 107, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 42%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.06, 1.31, -14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.06, 14.82, 275.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.073, 14.587, 23.542)`
Decimal	`6253443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6B83, 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 #5F6B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #5F6B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6b83; }
.text { color: #5f6b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 107 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6b83, #655f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6B83?: #5F6B83 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6B83?: The RGB value is 95, 107, 131: 95 red, 107 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6B83?: The complementary color is #83775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6B83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.