What color is #5E5360?

#5E5360 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5360?

The RGB value is 94, 83, 96: 94 red, 83 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5360?

The complementary color is #556053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5360?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5360 color

#5E5360 rgb(94, 83, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5360 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.5% green and 37.6% blue (94, 83, 96).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#5E5360 color codes

HEX	`#5E5360`
RGB	`rgb(94, 83, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.76, 7.19, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.76, 9.29, 320.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.82, 9.411, 12.363)`
Decimal	`6181728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5360, 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 #5E5360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #5E5360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5360; }
.text { color: #5e5360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 83 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5360, #60535b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E5360?: #5E5360 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5360?: The RGB value is 94, 83, 96: 94 red, 83 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5360?: The complementary color is #556053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5360?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.