What color is #5D665D?

#5D665D is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D665D?

The RGB value is 93, 102, 93: 93 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D665D?

The complementary color is #665D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D665D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D665D color

#5D665D rgb(93, 102, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D665D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40% green and 36.5% blue (93, 102, 93).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#5D665D color codes

HEX	`#5D665D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 102, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, -5.37, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 6.64, 143.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.241, 12.62, 12.198)`
Decimal	`6121053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D665D, 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 #5D665D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D665D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #5D665D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d665d; }
.text { color: #5d665d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d665d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 102 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d665d, #5d6662); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D665D?: #5D665D is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D665D?: The RGB value is 93, 102, 93: 93 red, 102 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D665D?: The complementary color is #665D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D665D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.