What color is #5F6F87?

#5F6F87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F6F87?

The RGB value is 95, 111, 135: 95 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F6F87?

The complementary color is #87775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F6F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F6F87 color

#5F6F87 rgb(95, 111, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F6F87 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.5% green and 52.9% blue (95, 111, 135).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#5F6F87 color codes

HEX	`#5F6F87`
RGB	`rgb(95, 111, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.38, -0.03, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.38, 15.15, 269.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.776, 15.551, 25.14)`
Decimal	`6254471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F6F87, 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 #5F6F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F6F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #5F6F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f6f87; }
.text { color: #5f6f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f6f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 111 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f6f87, #635f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F6F87?: #5F6F87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F6F87?: The RGB value is 95, 111, 135: 95 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F6F87?: The complementary color is #87775F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F6F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.