What color is #5E5668?

#5E5668 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 #5E5668?

The RGB value is 94, 86, 104: 94 red, 86 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5668?

The complementary color is #606856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5668?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5668 color

#5E5668 rgb(94, 86, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5668 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 33.7% green and 40.8% blue (94, 86, 104).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#5E5668 color codes

HEX	`#5E5668`
RGB	`rgb(94, 86, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 33.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, 7.12, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 11.59, 307.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.442, 10.035, 14.481)`
Decimal	`6182504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5668, 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 #5E5668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5E5668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5668; }
.text { color: #5e5668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 86 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5668, #675668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E5668?: #5E5668 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 #5E5668?: The RGB value is 94, 86, 104: 94 red, 86 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5668?: The complementary color is #606856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5668?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.