What color is #5D595A?

#5D595A is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D595A?

The RGB value is 93, 89, 90: 93 red, 89 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D595A?

The complementary color is #595D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D595A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D595A color

#5D595A rgb(93, 89, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D595A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.9% green and 35.3% blue (93, 89, 90).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 2% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#5D595A color codes

HEX	`#5D595A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 89, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 2%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 4%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.22, 1.81, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.22, 1.81, 359.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.932, 10.21, 11.118)`
Decimal	`6117722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D595A, 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 #5D595A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D595A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #5D595A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d595a; }
.text { color: #5d595a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d595a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 89 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d595a, #5d5a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D595A?: #5D595A is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D595A?: The RGB value is 93, 89, 90: 93 red, 89 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D595A?: The complementary color is #595D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D595A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.