What color is #5E626C?

#5E626C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E626C?

The RGB value is 94, 98, 108: 94 red, 98 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E626C?

The complementary color is #6C685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E626C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E626C color

#5E626C rgb(94, 98, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E626C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.4% green and 42.4% blue (94, 98, 108).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 7% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#5E626C color codes

HEX	`#5E626C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 98, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 7%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.53, 0.69, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.53, 6.22, 276.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.69, 12.198, 15.923)`
Decimal	`6185580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E626C, 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 #5E626C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E626C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #5E626C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e626c; }
.text { color: #5e626c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e626c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 98 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e626c, #615e6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E626C?: #5E626C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E626C?: The RGB value is 94, 98, 108: 94 red, 98 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E626C?: The complementary color is #6C685E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E626C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.