What color is #5E5F69?

#5E5F69 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E5F69?

The RGB value is 94, 95, 105: 94 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5F69?

The complementary color is #69685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5F69?

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.

#5E5F69 color

#5E5F69 rgb(94, 95, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E5F69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 37.3% green and 41.2% blue (94, 95, 105).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5E5F69 color codes

HEX	`#5E5F69`
RGB	`rgb(94, 95, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 37.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.55, 1.81, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.55, 6.09, 287.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.258, 11.584, 15.005)`
Decimal	`6184809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5F69, 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 #5E5F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E5F69 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 #5E5F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5f69; }
.text { color: #5e5f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 95 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5f69, #635e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E5F69?: #5E5F69 is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E5F69?: The RGB value is 94, 95, 105: 94 red, 95 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5F69?: The complementary color is #69685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5F69?: 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.