What color is #5E5755?

#5E5755 is a gray known as Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Smokescreen?

The RGB value is 94, 87, 85: 94 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Smokescreen?

The complementary color is #555C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Smokescreen color: hex code #5E5755

#5E5755 rgb(94, 87, 85)

Shades of gray

Smokescreen has the hex code #5E5755. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.1% green and 33.3% blue (94, 87, 85).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

Smokescreen (#5E5755) color codes

HEX	`#5E5755`
RGB	`rgb(94, 87, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 2.44, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 3.27, 41.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.664, 9.852, 9.985)`
Decimal	`6182741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Smokescreen, 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 #5E5755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5E5755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5755; }
.text { color: #5e5755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 87 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5755, #5e5c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #5E5755 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5E5755?: #5E5755 is a gray known as Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Smokescreen?: The RGB value is 94, 87, 85: 94 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Smokescreen?: The complementary color is #555C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.