What color is #5D5B69?

#5D5B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5B69?

The RGB value is 93, 91, 105: 93 red, 91 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5B69?

The complementary color is #67695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5B69 color

#5D5B69 rgb(93, 91, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5B69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 35.7% green and 41.2% blue (93, 91, 105).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#5D5B69 color codes

HEX	`#5D5B69`
RGB	`rgb(93, 91, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 35.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.29, 3.89, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.29, 8.62, 296.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.805, 10.829, 14.883)`
Decimal	`6118249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5B69, 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 #5D5B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #5D5B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5b69; }
.text { color: #5d5b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 91 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5b69, #645b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D5B69?: #5D5B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5B69?: The RGB value is 93, 91, 105: 93 red, 91 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5B69?: The complementary color is #67695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.