What color is #5E5964?

#5E5964 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5964?

The RGB value is 94, 89, 100: 94 red, 89 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5964?

The complementary color is #5F6459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5964?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5964 color

#5E5964 rgb(94, 89, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5964 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 34.9% green and 39.2% blue (94, 89, 100).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#5E5964 color codes

HEX	`#5E5964`
RGB	`rgb(94, 89, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 34.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.63, 4.36, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.63, 7.08, 307.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.488, 10.445, 13.518)`
Decimal	`6183268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5964, 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 #5E5964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #5E5964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5964; }
.text { color: #5e5964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 89 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5964, #645964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5964?: #5E5964 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5964?: The RGB value is 94, 89, 100: 94 red, 89 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5964?: The complementary color is #5F6459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5964?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.