What color is #5E6260?

#5E6260 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6260?

The RGB value is 94, 98, 96: 94 red, 98 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6260?

The complementary color is #625E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6260 color

#5E6260 rgb(94, 98, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6260 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.4% green and 37.6% blue (94, 98, 96).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 2% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#5E6260 color codes

HEX	`#5E6260`
RGB	`rgb(94, 98, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 2%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 4%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, -1.98, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 2.07, 163.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.095, 11.96, 12.788)`
Decimal	`6185568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6260, 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 #5E6260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #5E6260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6260; }
.text { color: #5e6260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 98 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6260, #5e6262); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E6260?: #5E6260 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6260?: The RGB value is 94, 98, 96: 94 red, 98 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6260?: The complementary color is #625E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.