What color is #5F7099?

#5F7099 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 #5F7099?

The RGB value is 95, 112, 153: 95 red, 112 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F7099?

The complementary color is #99885F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F7099?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F7099 color

#5F7099 rgb(95, 112, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5F7099 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 43.9% green and 60% blue (95, 112, 153).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#5F7099 color codes

HEX	`#5F7099`
RGB	`rgb(95, 112, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 43.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, 4.33, -24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 24.64, 280.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.262, 16.32, 32.424)`
Decimal	`6254745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F7099, 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 #5F7099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5F7099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #5F7099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f7099; }
.text { color: #5f7099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f7099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 112 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f7099, #6b5f99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5F7099?: #5F7099 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 #5F7099?: The RGB value is 95, 112, 153: 95 red, 112 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F7099?: The complementary color is #99885F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F7099?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.