What color is #5E636A?

#5E636A is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E636A?

The RGB value is 94, 99, 106: 94 red, 99 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E636A?

The complementary color is #6A655E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E636A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E636A color

#5E636A rgb(94, 99, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E636A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.8% green and 41.6% blue (94, 99, 106).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#5E636A color codes

HEX	`#5E636A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 99, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.76, -0.38, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.76, 4.64, 265.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.679, 12.344, 15.4)`
Decimal	`6185834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E636A, 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 #5E636A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E636A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #5E636A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e636a; }
.text { color: #5e636a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e636a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 99 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e636a, #5f5e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E636A?: #5E636A is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E636A?: The RGB value is 94, 99, 106: 94 red, 99 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E636A?: The complementary color is #6A655E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E636A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.