What color is #5E5762?

#5E5762 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5762?

The RGB value is 94, 87, 98: 94 red, 87 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5762?

The complementary color is #5B6257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5762?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5762 color

#5E5762 rgb(94, 87, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5762 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.1% green and 38.4% blue (94, 87, 98).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#5E5762 color codes

HEX	`#5E5762`
RGB	`rgb(94, 87, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, 5.15, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 7.39, 314.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.229, 10.078, 12.959)`
Decimal	`6182754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5762, 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 #5E5762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #5E5762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5762; }
.text { color: #5e5762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 87 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5762, #625761); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5762?: #5E5762 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5762?: The RGB value is 94, 87, 98: 94 red, 87 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5762?: The complementary color is #5B6257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5762?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.