What color is #5D525F?

#5D525F is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D525F?

The RGB value is 93, 82, 95: 93 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D525F?

The complementary color is #545F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D525F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D525F color

#5D525F rgb(93, 82, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D525F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.2% green and 37.3% blue (93, 82, 95).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#5D525F color codes

HEX	`#5D525F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 82, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.34, 7.21, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.34, 9.3, 320.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.597, 9.188, 12.092)`
Decimal	`6115935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D525F, 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 #5D525F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D525F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #5D525F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d525f; }
.text { color: #5d525f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d525f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 82 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d525f, #5f525b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D525F?: #5D525F is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D525F?: The RGB value is 93, 82, 95: 93 red, 82 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D525F?: The complementary color is #545F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D525F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.