What color is #5D655B?

#5D655B is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D655B?

The RGB value is 93, 101, 91: 93 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D655B?

The complementary color is #635B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D655B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D655B color

#5D655B rgb(93, 101, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D655B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.6% green and 35.7% blue (93, 101, 91).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#5D655B color codes

HEX	`#5D655B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 101, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 10%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.83, -5.19, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.83, 6.94, 138.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.056, 12.39, 11.705)`
Decimal	`6120795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D655B, 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 #5D655B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D655B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #5D655B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d655b; }
.text { color: #5d655b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d655b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 101 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d655b, #5b655e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D655B?: #5D655B is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D655B?: The RGB value is 93, 101, 91: 93 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D655B?: The complementary color is #635B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D655B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.