What color is #5E6969?

#5E6969 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6969?

The RGB value is 94, 105, 105: 94 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6969?

The complementary color is #695E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6969 color

#5E6969 rgb(94, 105, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6969 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (94, 105, 105).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#5E6969 color codes

HEX	`#5E6969`
RGB	`rgb(94, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, -4.18, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 4.41, 198.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.217, 13.503, 15.324)`
Decimal	`6187369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6969, 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 #5E6969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #5E6969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6969; }
.text { color: #5e6969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6969, #5e6469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6969?: #5E6969 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6969?: The RGB value is 94, 105, 105: 94 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6969?: The complementary color is #695E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.