What color is #5D6159?

#5D6159 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6159?

The RGB value is 93, 97, 89: 93 red, 97 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6159?

The complementary color is #5D5961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6159 color

#5D6159 rgb(93, 97, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6159 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38% green and 34.9% blue (93, 97, 89).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#5D6159 color codes

HEX	`#5D6159`
RGB	`rgb(93, 97, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.57, -3.22, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.57, 5.15, 128.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.592, 11.598, 11.13)`
Decimal	`6119769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6159, 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 #5D6159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #5D6159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6159; }
.text { color: #5d6159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 97 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6159, #596159); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D6159?: #5D6159 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6159?: The RGB value is 93, 97, 89: 93 red, 97 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6159?: The complementary color is #5D5961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.