What color is #5D5E4E?

#5D5E4E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5E4E?

The RGB value is 93, 94, 78: 93 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5E4E?

The complementary color is #4F4E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5E4E color

#5D5E4E rgb(93, 94, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5E4E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (93, 94, 78).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#5D5E4E color codes

HEX	`#5D5E4E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 94, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 36.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 17%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.38, -3.53, 9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.38, 9.72, 111.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.892, 10.883, 8.786)`
Decimal	`6118990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5E4E, 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 #5D5E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #5D5E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5e4e; }
.text { color: #5d5e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 94 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5e4e, #555e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D5E4E?: #5D5E4E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5E4E?: The RGB value is 93, 94, 78: 93 red, 94 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5E4E?: The complementary color is #4F4E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.