What color is #5D5C50?

#5D5C50 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5C50?

The RGB value is 93, 92, 80: 93 red, 92 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5C50?

The complementary color is #50515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5C50 color

#5D5C50 rgb(93, 92, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5C50 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 36.1% green and 31.4% blue (93, 92, 80).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#5D5C50 color codes

HEX	`#5D5C50`
RGB	`rgb(93, 92, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 36.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.83, -1.97, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.83, 7.33, 105.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.789, 10.561, 9.111)`
Decimal	`6118480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5C50, 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 #5D5C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #5D5C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5c50; }
.text { color: #5d5c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 92 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5c50, #575d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D5C50?: #5D5C50 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5C50?: The RGB value is 93, 92, 80: 93 red, 92 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5C50?: The complementary color is #50515D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.