What color is #5D656C?

#5D656C is a gray, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D656C?

The RGB value is 93, 101, 108: 93 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D656C?

The complementary color is #6C645D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D656C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D656C color

#5D656C rgb(93, 101, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D656C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.6% green and 42.4% blue (93, 101, 108).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#5D656C color codes

HEX	`#5D656C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 101, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 14%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.33, -1.49, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.33, 5.21, 253.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.874, 12.717, 16.013)`
Decimal	`6120812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D656C, 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 #5D656C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D656C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #5D656C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d656c; }
.text { color: #5d656c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d656c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 101 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d656c, #5d5e6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D656C?: #5D656C is a gray, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D656C?: The RGB value is 93, 101, 108: 93 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D656C?: The complementary color is #6C645D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D656C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.