What color is #5E685E?

#5E685E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E685E?

The RGB value is 94, 104, 94: 94 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E685E?

The complementary color is #685E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E685E color

#5E685E rgb(94, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E685E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (94, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#5E685E color codes

HEX	`#5E685E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, -5.95, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 7.36, 143.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.586, 13.088, 12.503)`
Decimal	`6187102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E685E, 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 #5E685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #5E685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e685e; }
.text { color: #5e685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e685e, #5e6863); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E685E?: #5E685E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E685E?: The RGB value is 94, 104, 94: 94 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E685E?: The complementary color is #685E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.