What color is #5D605E?

#5D605E is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D605E?

The RGB value is 93, 96, 94: 93 red, 96 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D605E?

The complementary color is #605D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D605E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D605E color

#5D605E rgb(93, 96, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D605E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 37.6% green and 36.9% blue (93, 96, 94).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#5D605E color codes

HEX	`#5D605E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 96, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 37.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, -1.6, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 1.76, 155.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.717, 11.501, 12.243)`
Decimal	`6119518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D605E, 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 #5D605E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D605E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5D605E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d605e; }
.text { color: #5d605e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d605e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 96 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d605e, #5d6060); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D605E?: #5D605E is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D605E?: The RGB value is 93, 96, 94: 93 red, 96 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D605E?: The complementary color is #605D5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D605E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.