What color is #5D5365?

#5D5365 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5365?

The RGB value is 93, 83, 101: 93 red, 83 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5365?

The complementary color is #5B6553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5365?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5365 color

#5D5365 rgb(93, 83, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5365 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.5% green and 39.6% blue (93, 83, 101).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#5D5365 color codes

HEX	`#5D5365`
RGB	`rgb(93, 83, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, 7.93, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 11.91, 311.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.956, 9.453, 13.61)`
Decimal	`6116197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5365, 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 #5D5365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #5D5365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5365; }
.text { color: #5d5365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 83 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5365, #655364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D5365?: #5D5365 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5365?: The RGB value is 93, 83, 101: 93 red, 83 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5365?: The complementary color is #5B6553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5365?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.