What color is #5D655C?

#5D655C is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D655C?

The RGB value is 93, 101, 92: 93 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D655C?

The complementary color is #645C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D655C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D655C color

#5D655C rgb(93, 101, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D655C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.6% green and 36.1% blue (93, 101, 92).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#5D655C color codes

HEX	`#5D655C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 101, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.86, -4.99, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.86, 6.42, 140.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.099, 12.407, 11.933)`
Decimal	`6120796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D655C, 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 #5D655C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D655C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #5D655C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d655c; }
.text { color: #5d655c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d655c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 101 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d655c, #5c6560); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D655C?: #5D655C is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D655C?: The RGB value is 93, 101, 92: 93 red, 101 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D655C?: The complementary color is #645C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D655C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.