What color is #5D6261?

#5D6261 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6261?

The RGB value is 93, 98, 97: 93 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6261?

The complementary color is #625D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6261 color

#5D6261 rgb(93, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6261 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (93, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 3% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#5D6261 color codes

HEX	`#5D6261`
RGB	`rgb(93, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 3%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 5%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.1, -2.16, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.1, 2.16, 182.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.039, 11.926, 13.027)`
Decimal	`6120033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6261, 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 #5D6261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #5D6261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6261; }
.text { color: #5d6261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6261, #5d6162); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D6261?: #5D6261 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6261?: The RGB value is 93, 98, 97: 93 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6261?: The complementary color is #625D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.