What color is #5D5F63?

#5D5F63 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5F63?

The RGB value is 93, 95, 99: 93 red, 95 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5F63?

The complementary color is #63615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5F63 color

#5D5F63 rgb(93, 95, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5F63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 37.3% green and 38.8% blue (93, 95, 99).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#5D5F63 color codes

HEX	`#5D5F63`
RGB	`rgb(93, 95, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 37.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 6%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, 0.08, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 2.55, 271.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.858, 11.412, 13.433)`
Decimal	`6119267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5F63, 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 #5D5F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #5D5F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5f63; }
.text { color: #5d5f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 95 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5f63, #5e5d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D5F63?: #5D5F63 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5F63?: The RGB value is 93, 95, 99: 93 red, 95 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5F63?: The complementary color is #63615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.