What color is #5D6053?

#5D6053 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6053?

The RGB value is 93, 96, 83: 93 red, 96 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6053?

The complementary color is #565360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6053 color

#5D6053 rgb(93, 96, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6053 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 37.6% green and 32.5% blue (93, 96, 83).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#5D6053 color codes

HEX	`#5D6053`
RGB	`rgb(93, 96, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 37.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, -3.8, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 7.99, 118.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.258, 11.317, 9.826)`
Decimal	`6119507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6053, 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 #5D6053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #5D6053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6053; }
.text { color: #5d6053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 96 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6053, #576053); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D6053?: #5D6053 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6053?: The RGB value is 93, 96, 83: 93 red, 96 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6053?: The complementary color is #565360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.