What color is #5E6676?

#5E6676 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6676?

The RGB value is 94, 102, 118: 94 red, 102 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6676?

The complementary color is #766E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6676?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6676 color

#5E6676 rgb(94, 102, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6676 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 40% green and 46.3% blue (94, 102, 118).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#5E6676 color codes

HEX	`#5E6676`
RGB	`rgb(94, 102, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 40%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.05, 0.67, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.05, 10.01, 273.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.637, 13.19, 19.016)`
Decimal	`6186614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6676, 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 #5E6676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #5E6676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6676; }
.text { color: #5e6676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 102 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6676, #625e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6676?: #5E6676 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6676?: The RGB value is 94, 102, 118: 94 red, 102 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6676?: The complementary color is #766E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6676?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.