What color is #5D595F?

#5D595F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D595F?

The RGB value is 93, 89, 95: 93 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D595F?

The complementary color is #5B5F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D595F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D595F color

#5D595F rgb(93, 89, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D595F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.9% green and 37.3% blue (93, 89, 95).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#5D595F color codes

HEX	`#5D595F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 89, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 6%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.37, 2.87, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.37, 4.06, 314.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.152, 10.298, 12.277)`
Decimal	`6117727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D595F, 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 #5D595F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D595F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #5D595F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d595f; }
.text { color: #5d595f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d595f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 89 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d595f, #5f595e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D595F?: #5D595F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D595F?: The RGB value is 93, 89, 95: 93 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D595F?: The complementary color is #5B5F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D595F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.