What color is #5E5B55?

#5E5B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5B55?

The RGB value is 94, 91, 85: 94 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5B55?

The complementary color is #55585E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5B55 color

#5E5B55 rgb(94, 91, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5B55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (94, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#5E5B55 color codes

HEX	`#5E5B55`
RGB	`rgb(94, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 10%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.76, 0, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.76, 3.88, 90.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.997, 10.518, 10.096)`
Decimal	`6183765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5B55, 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 #5E5B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #5E5B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5b55; }
.text { color: #5e5b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5b55, #5c5e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5B55?: #5E5B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5B55?: The RGB value is 94, 91, 85: 94 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5B55?: The complementary color is #55585E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.