What color is #5D6570?

#5D6570 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 #5D6570?

The RGB value is 93, 101, 112: 93 red, 101 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6570?

The complementary color is #70685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6570 color

#5D6570 rgb(93, 101, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6570 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.6% green and 43.9% blue (93, 101, 112).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#5D6570 color codes

HEX	`#5D6570`
RGB	`rgb(93, 101, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.47, -0.54, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.47, 7.25, 265.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.092, 12.804, 17.16)`
Decimal	`6120816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6570, 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 #5D6570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #5D6570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6570; }
.text { color: #5d6570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 101 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6570, #5f5d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6570?: #5D6570 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 #5D6570?: The RGB value is 93, 101, 112: 93 red, 101 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6570?: The complementary color is #70685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.