What color is #5E675D?

#5E675D is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E675D?

The RGB value is 94, 103, 93: 94 red, 103 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E675D?

The complementary color is #665D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E675D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E675D color

#5E675D rgb(94, 103, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E675D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 40.4% green and 36.5% blue (94, 103, 93).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#5E675D color codes

HEX	`#5E675D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 103, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 40.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 10%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, -5.56, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 7.13, 141.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.442, 12.87, 12.235)`
Decimal	`6186845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E675D, 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 #5E675D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E675D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5E675D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e675d; }
.text { color: #5e675d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e675d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 103 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e675d, #5d6761); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E675D?: #5E675D is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E675D?: The RGB value is 94, 103, 93: 94 red, 103 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E675D?: The complementary color is #665D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E675D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.