What color is #5B625E?

#5B625E is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B625E?

The RGB value is 91, 98, 94: 91 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B625E?

The complementary color is #625B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B625E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B625E color

#5B625E rgb(91, 98, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B625E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38.4% green and 36.9% blue (91, 98, 94).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#5B625E color codes

HEX	`#5B625E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 98, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 7%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.84, -3.58, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.84, 3.82, 159.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.702, 11.768, 12.295)`
Decimal	`5988958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B625E, 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 #5B625E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B625E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #5B625E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b625e; }
.text { color: #5b625e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b625e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 98 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b625e, #5b6262); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5B625E?: #5B625E is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B625E?: The RGB value is 91, 98, 94: 91 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B625E?: The complementary color is #625B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B625E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.