What color is #5F7092?

#5F7092 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 #5F7092?

The RGB value is 95, 112, 146: 95 red, 112 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7092?

The complementary color is #92815F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7092?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7092 color

#5F7092 rgb(95, 112, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F7092 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.9% green and 57.3% blue (95, 112, 146).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#5F7092 color codes

HEX	`#5F7092`
RGB	`rgb(95, 112, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 23%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, 2.36, -20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 20.71, 276.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.7, 16.096, 29.468)`
Decimal	`6254738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7092, 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 #5F7092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #5F7092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7092; }
.text { color: #5f7092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 112 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7092, #685f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F7092?: #5F7092 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 #5F7092?: The RGB value is 95, 112, 146: 95 red, 112 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7092?: The complementary color is #92815F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7092?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.