What color is #5E535F?

#5E535F is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E535F?

The RGB value is 94, 83, 95: 94 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E535F?

The complementary color is #545F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E535F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E535F color

#5E535F rgb(94, 83, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E535F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.5% green and 37.3% blue (94, 83, 95).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#5E535F color codes

HEX	`#5E535F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 83, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, 6.97, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 8.76, 322.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.775, 9.393, 12.122)`
Decimal	`6181727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E535F, 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 #5E535F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E535F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #5E535F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e535f; }
.text { color: #5e535f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e535f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 83 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e535f, #5f535a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E535F?: #5E535F is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E535F?: The RGB value is 94, 83, 95: 94 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E535F?: The complementary color is #545F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E535F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.