What color is #5E5D5D?

#5E5D5D is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5D5D?

The RGB value is 94, 93, 93: 94 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5D5D?

The complementary color is #5D5E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5D5D color

#5E5D5D rgb(94, 93, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5D5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.5% green and 36.5% blue (94, 93, 93).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#5E5D5D color codes

HEX	`#5E5D5D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 93, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.58, 0.4, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.58, 0.42, 19.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.506, 10.999, 11.923)`
Decimal	`6184285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5D5D, 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 #5E5D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #5E5D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5d5d; }
.text { color: #5e5d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 93 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5d5d, #5e5e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5D5D?: #5E5D5D is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5D5D?: The RGB value is 94, 93, 93: 94 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5D5D?: The complementary color is #5D5E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.