What color is #5F6D8C?

#5F6D8C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6D8C?

The RGB value is 95, 109, 140: 95 red, 109 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6D8C?

The complementary color is #8C7E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6D8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6D8C color

#5F6D8C rgb(95, 109, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F6D8C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 42.7% green and 54.9% blue (95, 109, 140).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#5F6D8C color codes

HEX	`#5F6D8C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 109, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 42.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.99, 2.51, -18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.99, 18.88, 277.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.92, 15.263, 26.966)`
Decimal	`6253964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6D8C, 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 #5F6D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #5F6D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6d8c; }
.text { color: #5f6d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 109 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6d8c, #685f8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6D8C?: #5F6D8C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6D8C?: The RGB value is 95, 109, 140: 95 red, 109 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6D8C?: The complementary color is #8C7E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6D8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.