What color is #5E6663?

#5E6663 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6663?

The RGB value is 94, 102, 99: 94 red, 102 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6663?

The complementary color is #665E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6663?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6663 color

#5E6663 rgb(94, 102, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6663 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 40% green and 38.8% blue (94, 102, 99).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#5E6663 color codes

HEX	`#5E6663`
RGB	`rgb(94, 102, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 40%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 8%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, -3.72, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 3.78, 170.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.619, 12.783, 13.657)`
Decimal	`6186595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6663, 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 #5E6663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6663 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #5E6663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6663; }
.text { color: #5e6663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 102 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6663, #5e6566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6663?: #5E6663 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6663?: The RGB value is 94, 102, 99: 94 red, 102 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6663?: The complementary color is #665E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6663?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.