What color is #5E5566?

#5E5566 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 #5E5566?

The RGB value is 94, 85, 102: 94 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5566?

The complementary color is #5D6655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5566 color

#5E5566 rgb(94, 85, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5566 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.3% green and 40% blue (94, 85, 102).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#5E5566 color codes

HEX	`#5E5566`
RGB	`rgb(94, 85, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, 7.29, -8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 11.15, 310.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.262, 9.836, 13.926)`
Decimal	`6182246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5566, 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 #5E5566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #5E5566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5566; }
.text { color: #5e5566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 85 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5566, #665566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E5566?: #5E5566 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 #5E5566?: The RGB value is 94, 85, 102: 94 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5566?: The complementary color is #5D6655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.