What color is #5D6369?

#5D6369 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6369?

The RGB value is 93, 99, 105: 93 red, 99 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6369?

The complementary color is #69635D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6369?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6369 color

#5D6369 rgb(93, 99, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6369 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38.8% green and 41.2% blue (93, 99, 105).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#5D6369 color codes

HEX	`#5D6369`
RGB	`rgb(93, 99, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 11%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, -0.98, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 4.3, 256.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.525, 12.271, 15.123)`
Decimal	`6120297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6369, 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 #5D6369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #5D6369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6369; }
.text { color: #5d6369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 99 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6369, #5d5d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6369?: #5D6369 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6369?: The RGB value is 93, 99, 105: 93 red, 99 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6369?: The complementary color is #69635D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6369?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.