What color is #5D6357?

#5D6357 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6357?

The RGB value is 93, 99, 87: 93 red, 99 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6357?

The complementary color is #5D5763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6357?

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.

#5D6357 color

#5D6357 rgb(93, 99, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6357 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38.8% green and 34.1% blue (93, 99, 87).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5D6357 color codes

HEX	`#5D6357`
RGB	`rgb(93, 99, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.12, -4.81, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.12, 7.71, 128.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.696, 11.939, 10.756)`
Decimal	`6120279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6357, 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 #5D6357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6357 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 #5D6357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6357; }
.text { color: #5d6357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 99 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6357, #576357); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D6357?: #5D6357 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6357?: The RGB value is 93, 99, 87: 93 red, 99 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6357?: The complementary color is #5D5763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6357?: 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.