What color is #5E555A?

#5E555A is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E555A?

The RGB value is 94, 85, 90: 94 red, 85 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E555A?

The complementary color is #555E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E555A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E555A color

#5E555A rgb(94, 85, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E555A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.3% green and 35.3% blue (94, 85, 90).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#5E555A color codes

HEX	`#5E555A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 85, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 10%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.14, 4.68, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.14, 4.93, 341.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.71, 9.615, 11.015)`
Decimal	`6182234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E555A, 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 #5E555A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E555A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #5E555A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e555a; }
.text { color: #5e555a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e555a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 85 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e555a, #5e5556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E555A?: #5E555A is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E555A?: The RGB value is 94, 85, 90: 94 red, 85 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E555A?: The complementary color is #555E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E555A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.