What color is #5D6371?

#5D6371 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6371?

The RGB value is 93, 99, 113: 93 red, 99 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6371?

The complementary color is #716B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6371?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6371 color

#5D6371 rgb(93, 99, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6371 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 38.8% green and 44.3% blue (93, 99, 113).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#5D6371 color codes

HEX	`#5D6371`
RGB	`rgb(93, 99, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 38.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.91, 0.91, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.91, 8.71, 275.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.956, 12.443, 17.391)`
Decimal	`6120305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6371, 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 #5D6371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #5D6371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6371; }
.text { color: #5d6371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 99 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6371, #615d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6371?: #5D6371 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6371?: The RGB value is 93, 99, 113: 93 red, 99 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6371?: The complementary color is #716B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6371?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.