What color is #5E5E5E?

#5E5E5E is a gray known as Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Iron?

The RGB value is 94, 94, 94: 94 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Iron?

The complementary color is #5E5E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Iron color: hex code #5E5E5E

#5E5E5E rgb(94, 94, 94)

Shades of gray

Iron has the hex code #5E5E5E. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.9% green and 36.9% blue (94, 94, 94).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

Iron (#5E5E5E) color codes

HEX	`#5E5E5E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 94, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.9, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.9, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.639, 11.193, 12.188)`
Decimal	`6184542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Iron, 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 #5E5E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #5E5E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5e5e; }
.text { color: #5e5e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 94 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5e5e, #5e5e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #5E5E5E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5E5E5E?: #5E5E5E is a gray known as Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Iron?: The RGB value is 94, 94, 94: 94 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Iron?: The complementary color is #5E5E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.