What color is #5D686B?

#5D686B 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 #5D686B?

The RGB value is 93, 104, 107: 93 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D686B?

The complementary color is #6B605D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D686B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D686B color

#5D686B rgb(93, 104, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D686B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 40.8% green and 42% blue (93, 104, 107).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#5D686B color codes

HEX	`#5D686B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 104, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 40.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.2, -3.5, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.2, 4.69, 221.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.118, 13.289, 15.834)`
Decimal	`6121579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D686B, 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 #5D686B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D686B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #5D686B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d686b; }
.text { color: #5d686b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d686b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 104 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d686b, #5d616b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D686B?: #5D686B 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 #5D686B?: The RGB value is 93, 104, 107: 93 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D686B?: The complementary color is #6B605D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D686B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.