What color is #5E5D63?

#5E5D63 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5D63?

The RGB value is 94, 93, 99: 94 red, 93 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5D63?

The complementary color is #62635D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5D63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5D63 color

#5E5D63 rgb(94, 93, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5D63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.5% green and 38.8% blue (94, 93, 99).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#5E5D63 color codes

HEX	`#5E5D63`
RGB	`rgb(94, 93, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 6%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 1.68, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 3.69, 297.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.782, 11.109, 13.378)`
Decimal	`6184291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5D63, 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 #5E5D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #5E5D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5d63; }
.text { color: #5e5d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 93 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5d63, #615d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5D63?: #5E5D63 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5D63?: The RGB value is 94, 93, 99: 94 red, 93 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5D63?: The complementary color is #62635D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5D63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.