What color is #5E525E?

#5E525E is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E525E?

The RGB value is 94, 82, 94: 94 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E525E?

The complementary color is #525E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E525E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E525E color

#5E525E rgb(94, 82, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E525E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.2% green and 36.9% blue (94, 82, 94).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#5E525E color codes

HEX	`#5E525E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 82, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.41, 7.38, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.41, 9, 325.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.653, 9.223, 11.859)`
Decimal	`6181470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E525E, 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 #5E525E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E525E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #5E525E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e525e; }
.text { color: #5e525e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e525e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 82 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e525e, #5e5258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E525E?: #5E525E is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E525E?: The RGB value is 94, 82, 94: 94 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E525E?: The complementary color is #525E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E525E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.