What color is #5D6D68?

#5D6D68 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D6D68?

The RGB value is 93, 109, 104: 93 red, 109 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D6D68?

The complementary color is #6D5D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D6D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D6D68 color

#5D6D68 rgb(93, 109, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D6D68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 42.7% green and 40.8% blue (93, 109, 104).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 8% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#5D6D68 color codes

HEX	`#5D6D68`
RGB	`rgb(93, 109, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 42.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 8%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 15%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, -7.1, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 7.15, 173.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.481, 14.264, 15.19)`
Decimal	`6122856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D6D68, 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 #5D6D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D6D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #5D6D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d6d68; }
.text { color: #5d6d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d6d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 109 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d6d68, #5d6a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D6D68?: #5D6D68 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D6D68?: The RGB value is 93, 109, 104: 93 red, 109 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D6D68?: The complementary color is #6D5D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D6D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.