What color is #5F6E87?

#5F6E87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6E87?

The RGB value is 95, 110, 135: 95 red, 110 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6E87?

The complementary color is #87785F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6E87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6E87 color

#5F6E87 rgb(95, 110, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F6E87 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.1% green and 52.9% blue (95, 110, 135).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#5F6E87 color codes

HEX	`#5F6E87`
RGB	`rgb(95, 110, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 19%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.09, 0.57, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.09, 15.6, 272.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.667, 15.334, 25.104)`
Decimal	`6254215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6E87, 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 #5F6E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #5F6E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6e87; }
.text { color: #5f6e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 110 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6e87, #645f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6E87?: #5F6E87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6E87?: The RGB value is 95, 110, 135: 95 red, 110 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6E87?: The complementary color is #87785F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6E87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.