What color is #5E5565?

#5E5565 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5565?

The RGB value is 94, 85, 101: 94 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5565?

The complementary color is #5C6555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5565 color

#5E5565 rgb(94, 85, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5565 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.3% green and 39.6% blue (94, 85, 101).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 9% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 7.09:1).

#5E5565 color codes

HEX	`#5E5565`
RGB	`rgb(94, 85, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 9%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, 7.06, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 10.58, 311.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.213, 9.816, 13.666)`
Decimal	`6182245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5565, 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 #5E5565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #5E5565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5565; }
.text { color: #5e5565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 85 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5565, #655564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E5565?: #5E5565 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5565?: The RGB value is 94, 85, 101: 94 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5565?: The complementary color is #5C6555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.