What color is #5E5E71?

#5E5E71 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5E71?

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

What is the complementary color of #5E5E71?

The complementary color is #71715E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5E71 color

#5E5E71 rgb(94, 94, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5E71 is a grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#5E5E71 color codes

HEX	`#5E5E71`
RGB	`rgb(94, 94, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 36.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.54, 4.32, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.54, 11.56, 291.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.599, 11.577, 17.243)`
Decimal	`6184561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5E71, 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 #5E5E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #5E5E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5e71; }
.text { color: #5e5e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 94 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5e71, #685e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5E71?: #5E5E71 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5E71?: The RGB value is 94, 94, 113: 94 red, 94 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5E71?: The complementary color is #71715E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.