What color is #5E6056?

#5E6056 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6056?

The RGB value is 94, 96, 86: 94 red, 96 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6056?

The complementary color is #585660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6056?

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.

#5E6056 color

#5E6056 rgb(94, 96, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6056 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 37.6% green and 33.7% blue (94, 96, 86).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5E6056 color codes

HEX	`#5E6056`
RGB	`rgb(94, 96, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 37.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, -2.81, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 6.13, 117.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.478, 11.417, 10.454)`
Decimal	`6185046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6056, 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 #5E6056	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6056 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 #5E6056 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6056; }
.text { color: #5e6056; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6056; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 96 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6056, #596056); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E6056?: #5E6056 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6056?: The RGB value is 94, 96, 86: 94 red, 96 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6056?: The complementary color is #585660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6056?: 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.