What color is #5E535C?

#5E535C is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E535C?

The RGB value is 94, 83, 92: 94 red, 83 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E535C?

The complementary color is #535E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E535C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E535C color

#5E535C rgb(94, 83, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E535C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.5% green and 36.1% blue (94, 83, 92).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#5E535C color codes

HEX	`#5E535C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 83, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.63, 6.33, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.63, 7.27, 330.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.641, 9.339, 11.418)`
Decimal	`6181724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E535C, 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 #5E535C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E535C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #5E535C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e535c; }
.text { color: #5e535c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e535c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 83 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e535c, #5e5356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E535C?: #5E535C is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E535C?: The RGB value is 94, 83, 92: 94 red, 83 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E535C?: The complementary color is #535E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E535C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.