What color is #5E535B?

#5E535B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E535B?

The RGB value is 94, 83, 91: 94 red, 83 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E535B?

The complementary color is #535E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E535B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E535B color

#5E535B rgb(94, 83, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E535B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.5% green and 35.7% blue (94, 83, 91).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#5E535B color codes

HEX	`#5E535B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 83, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 6.12, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 6.82, 333.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.597, 9.322, 11.189)`
Decimal	`6181723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E535B, 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 #5E535B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E535B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #5E535B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e535b; }
.text { color: #5e535b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e535b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 83 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e535b, #5e5356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E535B?: #5E535B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E535B?: The RGB value is 94, 83, 91: 94 red, 83 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E535B?: The complementary color is #535E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E535B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.