What color is #5E5664?

#5E5664 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5664?

The RGB value is 94, 86, 100: 94 red, 86 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5664?

The complementary color is #5C6456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5664?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5664 color

#5E5664 rgb(94, 86, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5664 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.7% green and 39.2% blue (94, 86, 100).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#5E5664 color codes

HEX	`#5E5664`
RGB	`rgb(94, 86, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 14%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.76, 6.21, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.76, 9.27, 312.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.244, 9.955, 13.436)`
Decimal	`6182500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5664, 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 #5E5664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #5E5664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5664; }
.text { color: #5e5664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 86 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5664, #645663); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5664?: #5E5664 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5664?: The RGB value is 94, 86, 100: 94 red, 86 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5664?: The complementary color is #5C6456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5664?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.