What color is #5E6355?

#5E6355 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6355?

The RGB value is 94, 99, 85: 94 red, 99 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6355?

The complementary color is #5A5563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6355?

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.

#5E6355 color

#5E6355 rgb(94, 99, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6355 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.8% green and 33.3% blue (94, 99, 85).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5E6355 color codes

HEX	`#5E6355`
RGB	`rgb(94, 99, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 14%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, -4.78, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 8.73, 123.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.717, 11.959, 10.336)`
Decimal	`6185813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6355, 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 #5E6355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6355 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 #5E6355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6355; }
.text { color: #5e6355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 99 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6355, #576355); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E6355?: #5E6355 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6355?: The RGB value is 94, 99, 85: 94 red, 99 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6355?: The complementary color is #5A5563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6355?: 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.