HEX Color #5F6D83 (Slategray)

About #5F6D83

Visually, #5F6D83 is defined as a muted blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 95 red, 109 green, and 131 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 27% cyan and 17% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 216.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F6D83

RGB95, 109, 131

HSL216.7°, 15.9%, 44.3%

CMYK27%, 17%, 0%, 49%

HSV216.7°, 27.5%, 51.4%

LAB45.6, 0.1, -13.9

XYZ14.3, 15.0, 23.6

Decimal6253955

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F6D83 #83745F

Analogous

#5F7E83 #625F83

Triadic

#835F6C #6D835F

Tetradic

#835F7F #83745F #5F8362

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F6D83

#707D90

#828D9E

#949DAC

#A6ADBA

#B7BEC7

#C9CED5

#DBDEE3

#EDEEF1

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F6D83

#546074

#495465

#3F4857

#343C48

#2A303A

#1F242B

#15181D

#0A0C0E

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.25:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.00:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.02:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.40:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F6D83; }

.text-color { color: #5F6D83; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F6D83; }

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