What color is #5E5F53?

#5E5F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5F53?

The RGB value is 94, 95, 83: 94 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5F53?

The complementary color is #54535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5F53 color

#5E5F53 rgb(94, 95, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5F53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 37.3% green and 32.5% blue (94, 95, 83).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#5E5F53 color codes

HEX	`#5E5F53`
RGB	`rgb(94, 95, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 37.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.9, -2.79, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.9, 7.3, 112.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.269, 11.189, 9.801)`
Decimal	`6184787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5F53, 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 #5E5F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #5E5F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5f53; }
.text { color: #5e5f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 95 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5f53, #585f53); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E5F53?: #5E5F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5F53?: The RGB value is 94, 95, 83: 94 red, 95 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5F53?: The complementary color is #54535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.