What color is #5E6A69?

#5E6A69 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 #5E6A69?

The RGB value is 94, 106, 105: 94 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6A69?

The complementary color is #6A5E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6A69 color

#5E6A69 rgb(94, 106, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E6A69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 41.6% green and 41.2% blue (94, 106, 105).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#5E6A69 color codes

HEX	`#5E6A69`
RGB	`rgb(94, 106, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 41.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, -4.77, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 4.87, 191.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.319, 13.707, 15.359)`
Decimal	`6187625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6A69, 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 #5E6A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #5E6A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6a69; }
.text { color: #5e6a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 106 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6a69, #5e656a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5E6A69?: #5E6A69 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 #5E6A69?: The RGB value is 94, 106, 105: 94 red, 106 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6A69?: The complementary color is #6A5E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.