What color is #5D6564?

#5D6564 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6564?

The RGB value is 93, 101, 100: 93 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6564?

The complementary color is #655D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6564 color

#5D6564 rgb(93, 101, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6564 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.6% green and 39.2% blue (93, 101, 100).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#5D6564 color codes

HEX	`#5D6564`
RGB	`rgb(93, 101, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 8%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.08, -3.3, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.08, 3.33, 188.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.468, 12.554, 13.873)`
Decimal	`6120804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6564, 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 #5D6564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #5D6564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6564; }
.text { color: #5d6564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 101 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6564, #5d6265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6564?: #5D6564 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6564?: The RGB value is 93, 101, 100: 93 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6564?: The complementary color is #655D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.