What color is #5E5E60?

#5E5E60 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5E60?

The RGB value is 94, 94, 96: 94 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5E60?

The complementary color is #60605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5E60 color

#5E5E60 rgb(94, 94, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5E60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 36.9% green and 37.6% blue (94, 94, 96).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#5E5E60 color codes

HEX	`#5E5E60`
RGB	`rgb(94, 94, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.96, 0.42, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.96, 1.22, 290.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.73, 11.23, 12.666)`
Decimal	`6184544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5E60, 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 #5E5E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #5E5E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5e60; }
.text { color: #5e5e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 94 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5e60, #5f5e60); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E5E60?: #5E5E60 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5E60?: The RGB value is 94, 94, 96: 94 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5E60?: The complementary color is #60605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.