What color is #5E655F?

#5E655F is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E655F?

The RGB value is 94, 101, 95: 94 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E655F?

The complementary color is #655E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E655F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E655F color

#5E655F rgb(94, 101, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E655F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 39.6% green and 37.3% blue (94, 101, 95).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#5E655F color codes

HEX	`#5E655F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 101, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 39.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 7%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.02, -3.98, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.02, 4.68, 148.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.335, 12.513, 12.642)`
Decimal	`6186335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E655F, 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 #5E655F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E655F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #5E655F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e655f; }
.text { color: #5e655f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e655f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 101 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e655f, #5e6563); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E655F?: #5E655F is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E655F?: The RGB value is 94, 101, 95: 94 red, 101 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E655F?: The complementary color is #655E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E655F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.