What color is #5D5353?

#5D5353 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5353?

The RGB value is 93, 83, 83: 93 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5353?

The complementary color is #535D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5353 color

#5D5353 rgb(93, 83, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5353 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.5% green and 32.5% blue (93, 83, 83).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#5D5353 color codes

HEX	`#5D5353`
RGB	`rgb(93, 83, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.25, 4.1, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.25, 4.36, 20.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.169, 9.138, 9.463)`
Decimal	`6116179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5353, 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 #5D5353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #5D5353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5353; }
.text { color: #5d5353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 83 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5353, #5d5853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D5353?: #5D5353 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5353?: The RGB value is 93, 83, 83: 93 red, 83 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5353?: The complementary color is #535D5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.