What color is #5E6256?

#5E6256 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6256?

The RGB value is 94, 98, 86: 94 red, 98 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6256?

The complementary color is #5A5662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6256?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6256 color

#5E6256 rgb(94, 98, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6256 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.4% green and 33.7% blue (94, 98, 86).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#5E6256 color codes

HEX	`#5E6256`
RGB	`rgb(94, 98, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, -4, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 7.46, 122.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.663, 11.787, 10.516)`
Decimal	`6185558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6256, 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 #5E6256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #5E6256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6256; }
.text { color: #5e6256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 98 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6256, #586256); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E6256?: #5E6256 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6256?: The RGB value is 94, 98, 86: 94 red, 98 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6256?: The complementary color is #5A5662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6256?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.