What color is #5D5751?

#5D5751 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5751?

The RGB value is 93, 87, 81: 93 red, 87 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5751?

The complementary color is #51575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5751 color

#5D5751 rgb(93, 87, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5751 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.1% green and 31.8% blue (93, 87, 81).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Bark (#5F5854), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#5D5751 color codes

HEX	`#5D5751`
RGB	`rgb(93, 87, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 13%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.37, 1.25, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.37, 4.53, 73.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.407, 9.738, 9.167)`
Decimal	`6117201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5751, 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 #5D5751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #5D5751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5751; }
.text { color: #5d5751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 87 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5751, #5d5d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D5751?: #5D5751 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5751?: The RGB value is 93, 87, 81: 93 red, 87 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5751?: The complementary color is #51575D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.