What color is #5E6263?

#5E6263 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6263?

The RGB value is 94, 98, 99: 94 red, 98 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6263?

The complementary color is #635F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6263?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6263 color

#5E6263 rgb(94, 98, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6263 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.4% green and 38.8% blue (94, 98, 99).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#5E6263 color codes

HEX	`#5E6263`
RGB	`rgb(94, 98, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 5%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.24, -1.34, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.24, 1.74, 219.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.235, 12.016, 13.529)`
Decimal	`6185571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6263, 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 #5E6263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #5E6263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6263; }
.text { color: #5e6263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 98 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6263, #5e6063); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E6263?: #5E6263 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6263?: The RGB value is 94, 98, 99: 94 red, 98 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6263?: The complementary color is #635F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6263?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.