What color is #5D6573?

#5D6573 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 #5D6573?

The RGB value is 93, 101, 115: 93 red, 101 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6573?

The complementary color is #736B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6573 color

#5D6573 rgb(93, 101, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6573 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 39.6% green and 45.1% blue (93, 101, 115).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#5D6573 color codes

HEX	`#5D6573`
RGB	`rgb(93, 101, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 39.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, 0.19, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 8.9, 271.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.262, 12.872, 18.055)`
Decimal	`6120819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6573, 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 #5D6573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5D6573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6573; }
.text { color: #5d6573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 101 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6573, #605d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6573?: #5D6573 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 #5D6573?: The RGB value is 93, 101, 115: 93 red, 101 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6573?: The complementary color is #736B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.