What color is #5E635E?

#5E635E is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E635E?

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

What is the complementary color of #5E635E?

The complementary color is #635E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E635E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E635E color

#5E635E rgb(94, 99, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E635E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#5E635E color codes

HEX	`#5E635E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 99, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.39, -3, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.39, 3.7, 144.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.098, 12.111, 12.341)`
Decimal	`6185822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E635E, 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 #5E635E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E635E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #5E635E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e635e; }
.text { color: #5e635e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e635e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 99 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e635e, #5e6361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E635E?: #5E635E is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E635E?: The RGB value is 94, 99, 94: 94 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E635E?: The complementary color is #635E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E635E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.