What color is #5E5D71?

#5E5D71 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5D71?

The RGB value is 94, 93, 113: 94 red, 93 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5D71?

The complementary color is #70715D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5D71 color

#5E5D71 rgb(94, 93, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5D71 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.5% green and 44.3% blue (94, 93, 113).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#5E5D71 color codes

HEX	`#5E5D71`
RGB	`rgb(94, 93, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.25, 4.93, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.25, 12.21, 293.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.51, 11.401, 17.214)`
Decimal	`6184305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5D71, 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 #5E5D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #5E5D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5d71; }
.text { color: #5e5d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 93 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5d71, #685d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5D71?: #5E5D71 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5D71?: The RGB value is 94, 93, 113: 94 red, 93 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5D71?: The complementary color is #70715D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.