What color is #5E5A70?

#5E5A70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5A70?

The RGB value is 94, 90, 112: 94 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5A70?

The complementary color is #6C705A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5A70 color

#5E5A70 rgb(94, 90, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5E5A70 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 35.3% green and 43.9% blue (94, 90, 112).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#5E5A70 color codes

HEX	`#5E5A70`
RGB	`rgb(94, 90, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 35.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.35, 6.54, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.35, 13.59, 298.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.196, 10.862, 16.833)`
Decimal	`6183536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5A70, 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 #5E5A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #5E5A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5a70; }
.text { color: #5e5a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 90 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5a70, #695a70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5A70?: #5E5A70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5A70?: The RGB value is 94, 90, 112: 94 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5A70?: The complementary color is #6C705A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.