What color is #5D5951?

#5D5951 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5951?

The RGB value is 93, 89, 81: 93 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5951?

The complementary color is #51555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5951 color

#5D5951 rgb(93, 89, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5951 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.9% green and 31.8% blue (93, 89, 81).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#5D5951 color codes

HEX	`#5D5951`
RGB	`rgb(93, 89, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 13%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.96, 0.03, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.96, 5.21, 89.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.572, 10.066, 9.222)`
Decimal	`6117713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5951, 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 #5D5951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #5D5951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5951; }
.text { color: #5d5951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 89 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5951, #5b5d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D5951?: #5D5951 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5951?: The RGB value is 93, 89, 81: 93 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5951?: The complementary color is #51555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.