What color is #5E5651?

#5E5651 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5651?

The RGB value is 94, 86, 81: 94 red, 86 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5651?

The complementary color is #51595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5651?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5651 color

#5E5651 rgb(94, 86, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5651 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.7% green and 31.8% blue (94, 86, 81).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Bark (#5F5854), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5E5651 color codes

HEX	`#5E5651`
RGB	`rgb(94, 86, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, 2.28, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 4.68, 60.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.429, 9.63, 9.145)`
Decimal	`6182481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5651, 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 #5E5651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #5E5651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5651; }
.text { color: #5e5651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 86 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5651, #5e5d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5E5651?: #5E5651 is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5651?: The RGB value is 94, 86, 81: 94 red, 86 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5651?: The complementary color is #51595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5651?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.