What color is #5E515C?

#5E515C is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E515C?

The RGB value is 94, 81, 92: 94 red, 81 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E515C?

The complementary color is #515E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E515C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E515C color

#5E515C rgb(94, 81, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E515C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 31.8% green and 36.1% blue (94, 81, 92).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#5E515C color codes

HEX	`#5E515C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 81, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 31.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.06, 7.58, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.06, 8.78, 329.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.49, 9.037, 11.368)`
Decimal	`6181212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E515C, 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 #5E515C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E515C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5E515C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e515c; }
.text { color: #5e515c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e515c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 81 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e515c, #5e5155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E515C?: #5E515C is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E515C?: The RGB value is 94, 81, 92: 94 red, 81 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E515C?: The complementary color is #515E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E515C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.