What color is #5D685E?

#5D685E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D685E?

The RGB value is 93, 104, 94: 93 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D685E?

The complementary color is #685D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D685E color

#5D685E rgb(93, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D685E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (93, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#5D685E color codes

HEX	`#5D685E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 11%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.82, -6.33, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.82, 7.61, 146.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.484, 13.036, 12.499)`
Decimal	`6121566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D685E, 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 #5D685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #5D685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d685e; }
.text { color: #5d685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d685e, #5d6863); }

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Questions

What color is #5D685E?: #5D685E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D685E?: The RGB value is 93, 104, 94: 93 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D685E?: The complementary color is #685D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.