What color is #5D646F?

#5D646F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D646F?

The RGB value is 93, 100, 111: 93 red, 100 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D646F?

The complementary color is #6F685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D646F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D646F color

#5D646F rgb(93, 100, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D646F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.2% green and 43.5% blue (93, 100, 111).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#5D646F color codes

HEX	`#5D646F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 100, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.14, -0.18, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.14, 7.11, 268.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.94, 12.589, 16.837)`
Decimal	`6120559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D646F, 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 #5D646F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D646F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #5D646F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d646f; }
.text { color: #5d646f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d646f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 100 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d646f, #5f5d6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D646F?: #5D646F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D646F?: The RGB value is 93, 100, 111: 93 red, 100 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D646F?: The complementary color is #6F685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D646F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.