What color is #5D6766?

#5D6766 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6766?

The RGB value is 93, 103, 102: 93 red, 103 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6766?

The complementary color is #675D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6766?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6766 color

#5D6766 rgb(93, 103, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6766 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.4% green and 40% blue (93, 103, 102).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#5D6766 color codes

HEX	`#5D6766`
RGB	`rgb(93, 103, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 10%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, -4.04, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 4.11, 190.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.762, 12.987, 14.455)`
Decimal	`6121318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6766, 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 #5D6766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #5D6766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6766; }
.text { color: #5d6766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 103 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6766, #5d6367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D6766?: #5D6766 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6766?: The RGB value is 93, 103, 102: 93 red, 103 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6766?: The complementary color is #675D5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6766?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.