What color is #5D5761?

#5D5761 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5761?

The RGB value is 93, 87, 97: 93 red, 87 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5761?

The complementary color is #5B6157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5761 color

#5D5761 rgb(93, 87, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5761 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.1% green and 38% blue (93, 87, 97).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#5D5761 color codes

HEX	`#5D5761`
RGB	`rgb(93, 87, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.85, 4.54, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.85, 6.67, 312.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.08, 10.007, 12.707)`
Decimal	`6117217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5761, 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 #5D5761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5D5761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5761; }
.text { color: #5d5761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 87 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5761, #615760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D5761?: #5D5761 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5761?: The RGB value is 93, 87, 97: 93 red, 87 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5761?: The complementary color is #5B6157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.