What color is #5E625C?

#5E625C is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E625C?

The RGB value is 94, 98, 92: 94 red, 98 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E625C?

The complementary color is #605C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E625C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E625C color

#5E625C rgb(94, 98, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E625C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.4% green and 36.1% blue (94, 98, 92).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 3% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#5E625C color codes

HEX	`#5E625C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 98, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 3%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.04, -2.82, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.04, 4.02, 134.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.915, 11.888, 11.843)`
Decimal	`6185564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E625C, 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 #5E625C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E625C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #5E625C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e625c; }
.text { color: #5e625c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e625c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 98 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e625c, #5c625d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E625C?: #5E625C is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E625C?: The RGB value is 94, 98, 92: 94 red, 98 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E625C?: The complementary color is #605C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E625C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.