What color is #5D575F?

#5D575F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D575F?

The RGB value is 93, 87, 95: 93 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D575F?

The complementary color is #595F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D575F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D575F color

#5D575F rgb(93, 87, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D575F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.1% green and 37.3% blue (93, 87, 95).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#5D575F color codes

HEX	`#5D575F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 87, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 8%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.79, 4.1, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.79, 5.55, 317.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.988, 9.97, 12.222)`
Decimal	`6117215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D575F, 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 #5D575F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D575F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #5D575F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d575f; }
.text { color: #5d575f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d575f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 87 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d575f, #5f575d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D575F?: #5D575F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D575F?: The RGB value is 93, 87, 95: 93 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D575F?: The complementary color is #595F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D575F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.