What color is #5D5D6A?

#5D5D6A is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5D6A?

The RGB value is 93, 93, 106: 93 red, 93 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5D6A?

The complementary color is #6A6A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5D6A color

#5D5D6A rgb(93, 93, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5D6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 36.5% green and 41.6% blue (93, 93, 106).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#5D5D6A color codes

HEX	`#5D5D6A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 93, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 36.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.91, 2.89, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.91, 7.93, 291.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.03, 11.196, 15.213)`
Decimal	`6118762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5D6A, 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 #5D5D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #5D5D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5d6a; }
.text { color: #5d5d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 93 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5d6a, #645d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D5D6A?: #5D5D6A is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5D6A?: The RGB value is 93, 93, 106: 93 red, 93 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5D6A?: The complementary color is #6A6A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.