What color is #5E5D68?

#5E5D68 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5D68?

The RGB value is 94, 93, 104: 94 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5D68?

The complementary color is #67685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5D68 color

#5E5D68 rgb(94, 93, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5D68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.5% green and 40.8% blue (94, 93, 104).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#5E5D68 color codes

HEX	`#5E5D68`
RGB	`rgb(94, 93, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 11%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.93, 2.8, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.93, 6.73, 294.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.029, 11.208, 14.676)`
Decimal	`6184296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5D68, 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 #5E5D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #5E5D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5d68; }
.text { color: #5e5d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 93 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5d68, #635d68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5D68?: #5E5D68 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5D68?: The RGB value is 94, 93, 104: 94 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5D68?: The complementary color is #67685D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.